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Blue EconomyBlue EconomyCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationCommercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchThe Blue EconomyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsKeeping the $5.5 billion Great Lakes fishery afloat as Trump administration considers cuts
-Federal budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration could cause significant disruption in the efforts to restore and sustain fish populations in the Great Lakes.
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Commercial FishingFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchWhy smallmouth bass are getting bigger in Michigan waterways
-“It’s been a real boom, and a lot of people will say that the good ole days in bass fishing are now.”
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Climate ChangeLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchIce fishing returns to Lake Erie after years of thin ice and open water
-This year’s winter has been a breath of fresh air for ice fishing enthusiasts and businesses around Lake Erie.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingCollaborationLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingTourismPoints North: Back to the Boundary Waters
-Erik Grams has been taking trips to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for over 30 years. It’s his favorite place in the world. But last year, during a fishing trip, there was a fatal accident that left Erik wrestling with his feelings about the place he loved.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchThe early elk hunt was tough last year. Hot weather is likely to blame.
-The DNR said daily high temperatures during 2024’s early hunt were consistently above 70 degrees, which hampered hunting.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingReport: Great Lakes recreational fishing worth billions to economy, but not as much as often cited
-Recreational fishing is worth billions of dollars, but fewer billions than the amount cited for years.
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CollaborationLake MichiganLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingPoints North: Saving David
-One minute David Holtfreter was kayaking on Lake Michigan, the next he was fighting for his life. A fisherman swam out to rescue him, but David wasn’t able to thank him in the commotion that followed.
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Points North: The Biggest Buck That Maybe Never Was
-In 1998, a hunter named Mitch Rompola claimed he’d shot the biggest whitetail in North America. It was all over the news, but instead of becoming a famous hunter, he became an infamous one.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: Shooting a Unicorn
-Two guys are hunting coyotes in Michigan, and say they lure in the biggest coyote they’ve ever seen. But it’s not a coyote at all — it’s a federally endangered gray wolf about 300 miles from its normal habitat. How did it get there?
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AuthorsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingLake Erie Charter Life
-Getting folks out to fish in Ohio means long hours, collaborating and cooperating.
