Big fish in an even bigger pond: Minnesotan pulls record salmon from Lake Superior

ByGreat Lakes Commission 13 October 2023

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has officially certified a new state record holder for catching the largest coho salmon. Weighing in at 10 pounds, 14 ounces, the coho broke the previous record of 10 pounds, 6.5 ounces, which has been in the books since 1970. Read the full story by KARE-TV – Minneapolis, MN.

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DNR to collect 9 million salmon eggs to stock Great Lakes fisheries

ByGreat Lakes Commission 1 October 20212 October 2021

About 9 million Chinook and coho salmon eggs will be collected, fertilized and hatched this fall at Michigan weirs to maintain the Great Lakes’ region’s world-class fisheries. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full story

Michigan author promises new info on Edmund Fitzgerald wreck in latest book

ByGreat Lakes Commission 11 January 2023

Michigan author and Great Lakes historian Ric Mixter is speaking in Bay City this month on his latest book, “Tattletale Sounds: The Edmund Fitzgerald Investigations,” which promises new information on the wreck nearly half a century later. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full story

Pollution probe zeros in on Wolverine Worldwide headquarters

ByGreat Lakes Commission 13 November 2023

Old dredge spoils may be the culprit in private well PFAS contamination around Wolverine Worldwide’s corporate offices in Courtland Township, Michigan. Read the full story by MLive. Read the full story

CDC: Toxic blue-green algae is infecting humans, animals in Michigan summers

ByGreat Lakes Commission 21 July 2023

Harmful algae blooms in Michigan and other states are spiking during the summer in freshwater bodies such as lakes, according to a recent CDC report. Toxins produced in these blooms can lead to illness in humans and animals. Read the full story by The Detroit Free Press. Read the full story

How the DNR supports the Great Lakes salmon population

ByGreat Lakes Commission 4 May 2022

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) first decided to introduce coho and Chinook salmon in the 1960s to control an invasive fish called alewife. Most of the salmon are naturally reproduced but the DNR still stocks salmon to keep up with demand, with plans to release 1.6 million fish this year. Read the full…

State adds 9 million fish to local waterways

ByGreat Lakes Commission 25 September 2023

More than 9 million fish from state hatcheries have been added to the Great Lakes and inland waters across Michigan so far this year as part of the state’s annual stocking program. Read the full story by The Detroit News. Read the full story

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