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Saturday, July 23, 2022

Fish hatchery infrastructure and maintenance and fisheries survey vessel modernization efforts will benefit from the state budget recently approved for fiscal year 2023. The budget includes $30 million for fish hatchery infrastructure improvements and $4 million to replace an outdated Great Lakes survey vessel – all of which are

by: Ed Eisch

tags: Dept of Natural Resources, Financing, Michigan

Sunday, June 19, 2022

The DNR's Lake Superior Fisheries Management Team has finalized updated reports based on 2021 surveys and uploaded them onto our Lake Superior Management Reports webpage. We reported survey results from five different surveys conducted on the R/V Hack Noyes throughout Lake Superior and Chequamegon Bay, updated the creel reports with

tags: Dept of Natural Resources, Fishing, Lake Superior, Wisconsin

Saturday, June 18, 2022

A walk on the beach can clear your head, but did you know some beach walks can fill your mind with new knowledge and boost your Great Lakes literacy? This summer, the Michigan Coastal Management Program (MCMP) in the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

by: Ronda Wuycheck

tags: Dept of Natural Resources, Events, Great Lakes

Monday, June 6, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Angler surveys are underway at many of Ohio’s popular public inland waterways and Lake Erie, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Information collected during the annual angler survey is crucial to maintaining and improving the quality of Ohio’s public

by: Ohio Department of Natural Resources

tags: Community Outreach, Dept of Natural Resources, Fishing, Lake Erie

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

MADISON, Wis. – National Safe Boating Week is May 21-27 and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds boaters that wearing a life jacket could save your life. It is human nature to think drowning can't happen to you. Most people who drown in boating accidents know how to swim but become incapacitated in the

tags: Boat 101, Boating Safety, Dept of Natural Resources, Education, Wisconsin

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Do you fish in Lake Superior? The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking anglers to report marked splake. Splake is a hybrid cross between lake trout and brook trout. They’ve been stocked in Lake Superior most years since 1971, with annual stocking since 1990. The DNR stocks them in Munising, Copper Harbor and

tags: Dept of Natural Resources, Environmental Impact, Fishing, Lake Superior, Michigan

Friday, April 1, 2022

Lake Erie walleye fishing is expected to have another strong year, while lake-wide yellow perch fishing will still be below par.

tags: Dept of Natural Resources, Fishing, Lake Erie, Ohio

Monday, March 21, 2022

New York State new fishing regulations go into effect April 1, 2022.

tags: Dept of Natural Resources, Fishing, Laws & Politics, New York State

Saturday, March 19, 2022

Cold water will cool a body 25 times faster than cold air of the same temperature.

tags: Dept of Natural Resources

Friday, March 4, 2022

Michigan is delegating $3.6 million to invasive species projects around the state.

tags: Dept of Natural Resources, Environmental Impact, Michigan

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