by boxcar-admin | Dec 14, 2016 | News
Here are some tips to help anglers get ready to hit the water. By Mary Bohling The weather outside may be frightful but fishing can still be delightful with preparation and planning. Here in southeast Michigan there aren’t many people fishing along the shorelines but...
by boxcar-admin | Dec 13, 2016 | News
Always look for balanced, evidence-based information when tackling an issue that’s important to you, new Extension educator Elliot Nelson advises. By Elliot Nelson In 2016, the National Sea Grant College Program celebrates 50 years of putting science to work for...
by boxcar-admin | Dec 12, 2016 | News
New research shows that epigenetics play a major role in the domestication of hatchery trout. By Dan O’Keefe Sometimes two fish that look alike can be very different indeed. Take rainbow trout for example. Some live the majority of their lives in freshwater...
by boxcar-admin | Dec 6, 2016 | News
Improving water flow, fish spawning habitat likely to improve river’s health. By Elliot Nelson Visit the Saint Marys River today in the bi-national cities of Sault Ste. Marie, and you will experience a vibrant area based largely around the locks structures that allow...
by boxcar-admin | Dec 6, 2016 | News
Yes, but not from earthquakes — meteorological events can trigger rapidly moving waves. By Mark Breederland Tsunamis have been on the news lately with another wave system hitting Japan in November 2016. The Nov. 22 tsunami hit the island country after a magnitude...
by boxcar-admin | Nov 29, 2016 | News
Last really big ice cover winter for the Great Lakes was 2013-2014 where over 92% of the Lakes were frozen over. By Mark Breederland As noted earlier this summer, the 2016 water temperatures of the Great Lakes were significantly warmer than average. Data compiled from...
