A new documentary released to streaming services on Jan. 31, 'THE FISH THIEF: A Great Lakes Mystery' tells the story of the ...

The Great Lakes Fishery's unique pest control program is close to eliminating the sea lamprey, a parasitic fish threatening ...

A new documentary comes out in late January, outlining the severe impact the invasive species had on fish populations until the late 1950s across the Great Lakes region.

Sea lampreys were first observed in Lake Erie in 1921, in Lake Michigan in 1936, in Lake Huron in 1937 and in Lake Superior in 1946, according to the fishery commission. Through the mid-1900s ...

Lake Superior and Lake Ontario saw the largest increases in sea lamprey numbers, while lakes Michigan, Huron, and Erie showed stabilization due to resumed control efforts. The number of sea ...

The DNR will hold a Feb. 13 hearing on a proposal to establish a commercial fishery for lake trout on Lake Michigan.

This eel-like creature fastens itself to fish and sucks their blood. Within the past 25 years it has invaded Lake Huron and Lake Michigan and destroyed their teeming population of trout ...

A sea lamprey wound is visible on the flank of a lake trout caught in June 2022 in Lake Michigan near Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Paul A. Smith How does the Commission track lamprey numbers? Sea lamprey ...

First the bad news: sea lampreys exceeded abundance targets in 2024 in all five Great Lakes. Now the silver linings: the findings weren't a surprise, the reason is well understood and the coming ...

Sea lampreys were first observed in Lake Erie in 1921, in Lake Michigan in 1936, in Lake Huron in 1937 and in Lake Superior in 1946, according to the fishery commission. Through the mid-1900s, the sea ...