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A recent study found that PFAS - or toxic “forever chemicals” - in Lake Michigan coho salmon, chinook salmon, lake trout, and rainbow trout can accumulate and be passed down to fish embryos.
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A team of Icelandic biologists were in Michigan this week to launch the 100% whitefish initiative to try and convince Canadian, state, tribal and local officials that the value of lake whitefish can grow significantly.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a brief in support of the city of Traverse City to build a “fish pass” without requiring a city vote.
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WCMU has learned that the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will pay $75,000 in a settlement with the Michigan Fish Producers Association. It was the result of a class-action lawsuit after fishermen accused the DNR of depriving them of their livelihoods.
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One commercial fishing operation in Huron County has stopped harvesting yellow perch in Saginaw Bay and is attributing it to walleye.
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Michigan commercial fisheries alleged the DNR was prohibiting them of their livelihoods. Details of the settlement will be made public later this month.
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Millions of dead alewife fish are washing up on Lake Michigan beaches. Researchers aren't exactly sure why this is happening and is the most significant die off since 2010.
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As the ice melts, you might see dead fish in Michigan’s shallow lakes and streams.
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A dam operator that polluted the Kalamazoo River by allowing large amounts of sediment to flow out of a reservoir has pulled out of the cleanup effort, according to state environmental regulators.
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Commercial fishermen say a package of bills in the state house could put them out of business.The bills would increase fees and codify regulations that…