Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Fisheries
Use of mating pheromone approved in lamprey fight
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich – A sea lamprey mating pheromone used experimentally to manipulate lamprey behavior got a green light last month from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It can now be used as a wide-spread management tool … Continue reading
Pigeon River: flowing free after dam removal
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich. – It took more than 100 years and three major mishaps, but the Pigeon River is free-flowing once again. The Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat dam was removed this fall. Deep in the … Continue reading
Government agencies to spend $74 million on Asian carp control
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich. – Federal and state agencies intend to spend $74.2 million over the next two years to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes. New control techniques are being developed and a third electrical … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian Carp, Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, Conservation, Environment, Fisheries, Great Lakes, Nature
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DNR: No benefits from steelhead net pen experiment
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich. – A 3-year experiment to determine if steelhead survival improves when hatchery-born yearlings are allowed to acclimate in a pen before being released to open water showed no benefit, according to state officials who … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, DNR, Fish, Fisheries, Fishing, Great Lakes, Lake Huron, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Netpen, Steelhead, Trout
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Officials examine fish farming in the Great Lakes
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, MI – Whether commercial fish farms will be allowed operate on Michigan’s Great Lakes waters is a question far from being answered, but state officials say it is being considered. A Blue-Ribbon scientific advisory panel … Continue reading
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Tagged Aquaculture, Clean Water, Conservation, DNR, Environment, Fish Farming, Fisheries, Fishing, Great Lakes, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, MSU Extension, Trout
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Researchers considering non-toxic lamprey control on northern Michigan waters
By Howard Meyerson Federal researchers working to control sea lampreys in the Cheboygan River Watershed are considering a chemical-free approach starting in 2017. The four-year experiment would involve releasing sterile male lampreys in the Pigeon, Maple and Sturgeon Rivers. All … Continue reading
Mixed Blessing: Wild Lake Michigan salmon challenge fish managers
By Howard Meyerson PENTWATER – As Lake Michigan states prepare to cut Chinook salmon stocking by 50 percent on Lake Michigan, researchers are looking closely at the growing number of wild fish that swim there. Determining their abundance will prove … Continue reading
Captain Denny Grinold Honored by Michigan Steelheaders
By Howard Meyerson LANSING – Denny Grinold’s resume reads like the Who’s Who of Great Lakes fisheries management. Outdoor Life Magazine included him in a 2010 feature about the 20 best anglers on the planet. Even the Great Lakes Fisheries … Continue reading
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