On the brink of collapse in Lakes Michigan and Huron, whitefish need a miracle. Now, some want to relocate fish en masse to inland waters to preserve dying bloodlines.
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Posted inEvents, Michigan Environment Watch, The Center for Michigan
Free screening of new documentary about Great Lakes’ underwater secrets
The Detroit premiere of ‘All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes,’ a new documentary that reveals the hidden beauty and threats to the Great Lakes, is set to screen for free at the Detroit Film Theatre.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Expand spearfishing in Michigan? Anglers want more varieties, fishing sites
Spearfishers want the Natural Resources Commission to continue allowing them to fish in more areas and to catch more species.
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge Culture Club discussion of ‘I Cheerfully Refuse’
Author Leif Enger spoke with Bridge readers about his novel that chronicles one man’s quest across Lake Superior
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Great Lakes have entered era of extreme temps, study finds
University of Michigan researchers have confirmed increasing cold snaps and heat waves on the Great Lakes.
Posted inTalent & Education
Tugboat crewmembers sorely needed in Michigan, US. Can Trump push help?
The Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City is hopeful a push from President Donald Trump to revive the American maritime industry can help fill entry-level positions on tugboats and barges in the Great Lakes.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
As mussels ravage Great Lakes whitefish, Lake Superior survives — for now
Chemistry, cold water and isolation make it hard for invasive mussels to get a foothold in the Big Lake. But a spate of recent outbreaks from Isle Royale to Canada’s Nipigon Bay have scientists unnerved.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan’s whitefish crisis: Your questions answered
If whitefish are in such dire straits, why is it still legal to fish them? And why can’t humans just eat all the mussels that are causing the whitefish collapse? Bridge Michigan has answers.
Posted inOutdoors Life
By the numbers: Michigan added 18.9M fish to waterways so far this year
Michigan anglers are getting an extra boost through a major fish stocking operation intended to support a $3.9 billion fishing economy.
Posted inOutdoors Life
Michigan Dreaming Bucket List: Taking the wheel on a tall ship in Traverse City
Manitou is one of a handful of traditional sailing ships that offer cruises in Michigan. Bridge Michigan hopped aboard to check off No. 3 on the reader-voted summer bucket list.