In March 2015, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) held a series of public meetings in Monroe, Niagara, and Oswego counties to discuss the State of Lake Ontario fisheries. The meetings were to include presentations by DEC, … Continued
New York Sea Grant and NYSDEC’s Great Lakes watershed program are hosting a series of public workshops across New York’s Great Lakes basin to provide information on the Great Lakes Action Agenda, to discuss the proposed strategy for implementing the … Continued
Strong spawning runs of landlocked Atlantic salmon from Lake Champlain returned to the Winooski River during the 2014 run. Atlantic salmon runs are monitored annually at the Winooski River fish lift, the main feature of a trap and truck fish … Continued
A new tool to guide restoration and protection actions to sustain priority habitats in the Hudson River estuary is now available, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The Hudson River Estuary Habitat Restoration Plan is … 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