When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication ...

Jon Durtka is the president of the Michigan Spearfishing Association, and he's working with state fisheries managers to ...

The film, narrated by Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons, details the fight to save the Great Lakes fishery from the sea lamprey, an ...

Filming freshwater fish takes a unique skill set and a lot of patience but offers photographers the rare opportunity of being ...

Scientists reveal the genetic secret behind the thick lips of African cichlids, linked to parallel evolution and proteins.

A look at the threat posed to the Great Lakes by the invasive Quagga mussel species, and efforts to control its spread, with ...

Madison Dunlap, a Biology graduate student at Central Michigan University, has been studying the role native mussels play in ...

The type of species you can hook on your rod and reel will depend on the time of year, and where you're fishing in the state.

Great Lakes Now host Anna Sysling moderated a panel discussion of avian researchers and regional experts about conservation efforts to protect a variety of bird species across the Great Lakes.

Millions of alewife died over the winter and are now washing ashore. Fear not, however, as the die-off can be seen as Mother ...

Today, these fish are thriving in the cold, clear waters that get significantly less fishing pressure than big-name fisheries in other parts of the country. Brown trout are notoriously cautious fish, ...