The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will provide more than $21 million in funding to 25 projects in 13 coastal and Great Lakes states to protect, restore or enhance more than 11,000 acres of coastal wetlands and adjacent upland habitats … Continued
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently completed stocking efforts for the 2014 season. A total of 36,228 muskellunge fingerlings were stocked into 21 water bodies located throughout the state. Michigan is home to two strains of naturally producing muskellunge, … Continued
NOAA Fisheries is making available roughly $16.7 million for habitat restoration projects in the Great Lakes region. Funded projects are spread throughout Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and New York. According to NOAA. habitat restoration projects will benefit a variety of … Continued
The boundaries of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron are being expanded from 448 square miles to 4,300 square miles. The new boundaries now include the waters of Lake Huron adjacent to Michigan’s Alcona, Alpena and Presque Isle … Continued
In December, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced the totals from its fall fish stocking efforts. The DNR’s Fisheries Division stocked eight different species totaling more than 1,050,000 fish. Fish were stocked at 111 different locations throughout the state. … Continued