Cisco are important Great Lakes species that help maintain healthy predator species and provide fishing opportunities, as well as serve as an indicator of ecosystem health. Because of this ...

This independent journalism is supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Find all the work HERE. Recreational fishing in the Great Lakes is worth billions of dollars, but fewer billions than ...

To that end, the nonprofit Great Lakes Observing System, or GLOS, is asking ice fishing anglers and others who go out on the ice to gather and submit measurements of thickness, as well as ...

This is how you can tell the difference between a whitefish and a cisco, one of the more predominant baitfish species that we ...

Privately-owned fish processor, packing house, wholesaler and retailer Steelhead Food Company has signed the “100% Great Lakes Fish Pledge,” publicly committing to use 100% of each fish it raises by ...

The Great Lakes are currently at 33.19% ice coverage, the highest point so far in 2025. This year's ice coverage is significantly higher than the past two years, with Lake Erie reaching 92.9% ...

DOOR COUNTY (WLUK) -- The health of Great Lakes water quality will be in focus ... it's priceless," said Mark Holey, Retired Fish Biologist. After retired fish biologist Mark Holey first watched ...

Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Scott Bowen said in a statement to The Associated Press that it’s imperative that work on the project continue to protect Great Lakes fishing.

The goal of the Great Lakes Freshwater Ecosystem Initiative (FEI) is to target the most significant environmental challenges affecting Great Lakes water quality and ecosystem health by delivering on ...