On Aug. 24, 2023, U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney of the Western District of Michigan approved the proposed 2023 Great Lakes Fishing Decree. As of March 1, the decree is now in effect for the next 24 ...

The Great Lakes are losing their winters to climate change. Explore the 'warming winter syndrome,' its effect on ice cover ...

Great Lakes winter science is growing, but improved capacity and co-ordination are essential to keep pace with changing ...

As whitefish disappear from the lower Great Lakes, scientists are hatching emergency rescue plans. One idea: Taking fish out of the lakes and raising them indefinitely in ponds for safekeeping.

CHICAGO — 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 ...

Four Michigan tribes and the state and federal government renegotiated fishing rights in the Great Lakes last year, without the Sault tribe’s consent Now, the tribe is suing, arguing it can’t be held ...

HAMMOND BAY, Mich. — An invasive species, sea lamprey nearly drained the life out of the Great Lakes, latching onto its lucrative fishery with a suction cup mouth, threatening the livelihoods of the ...

The salmon run is a phenomenon that happens every year in the early to mid-fall; late September to mid-October is the usual time. It’s mostly confined to Lake Ontario, and because of that, the rivers ...

MICHIGAN, USA — 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 ...