Northern Michigan experts look for solutions to revive whitefish populations
It is a staple at northern Michigan restaurants, but it's getting harder and harder for fisherman to find younger whitefish in the wild.
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It is a staple at northern Michigan restaurants, but it's getting harder and harder for fisherman to find younger whitefish in the wild.
Great Lakes whitefish are in decline, in part because dams block their passage to rivers where they once spawned. Tribal scientists are looking to save a fish of economic and cultural importance.
Native American tribes are working with university researchers and others to determine why whitefish, an important source of protein, is declining.
In this month’s column, Kathy Johnson describes her encounters with baby sturgeon and reintroducing them to the Great Lakes watershed.