COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A study has revealed the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on an invasive parasitic fish that wounds and kills Great Lakes native species like lake trout, whitefish, ciscoes, and ...

Sea lamprey numbers climbed in all Great Lakes in 2024 after treatment was limited during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes surged because treatments were limited.

The funding will support the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Great Lakes Science Center through fiscal year 2030. This bipartisan legislation ensures continued federal funding and stability for ...

Reductions and outright halts in sea lamprey control efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic caused the predatory invaders to ...

Whitefish are a beloved and iconic Michigan species that have been a staple of the state’s cuisine for centuries. But their numbers have dwindled drastically recently leaving some worried that the ...

WE APPRECIATE THE GENEROSITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A LITTLE FISH SPECIES HAS MADE ITS WAY INTO LAKE WINNEBAGO, AND BIOLOGISTS SAY IT COULD CAUSE BIG PROBLEMS FOR OTHER NATIVE FISH. HERE’S WEATHERWATCH ...

A stalemate between President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker that threatened a $1.2 billion plan to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes appears to have been settled after the ...

My Administration is committed to protecting the Great Lakes — the world’s largest surface freshwater system, and a highly valued shipping avenue, resource for fishing and recreation, and source of ...

LANSING – Recreational fishing trips in the Great Lakes generate $884 million per year, according to a recent study. John Whitehead, a professor of economics at Appalachian State University and lead ...