Sunset for Fishing on the Great Lakes?

August 15, 2011

Fishing

Fishing, photo by kevindooley.

On this photo Kevin writes:

I think one of our best indicators of the planet’s health is the price of a fish sandwich. Notice how much the price has gone up in last 5 years? It’s because we’re depleting our fisheries.

Seems to me an Earth without fish is not a good sign.

Here in the Great Lakes we are waging a desperate battle against invasive species including Asian Carp and zebra & quagga mussels. Today on Absolute Michigan I featured a sobering article about how we are losing the battle to control sea lamprey, a longtime invasive that we once had under control due to funding cuts that are projected to get even worse in the years to come. Click through to check it out and to go up close with the US Fish & Wildlife Service’s lamprey control efforts via Michigan Radio and also Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs.

View this big as the Great Lakes and in Kevin’s Lake Michigan Sunsets slideshow.

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3 Responses to “Sunset for Fishing on the Great Lakes?”

  1. Rudy Zaccagnini Says:

    Could you imagine our Great Lakes with out Salmon and Walleye?
    You may not have to some of these varieties of aggressive fish feed on the same ones we enjoy.


  2. [...] Sunset for Fishing on the Great Lakes? « Michigan in Pictures One Response to “Sunset for Fishing on the Great Lakes?” Rudy Zaccagnini Says: August 15, 2011 at 12:34 pm. Could you imagine our Great Lakes with out Salmon and Walleye? You may not have to some of these varieties …http://michpics.wordpress.com/ .. [...]


  3. [...] Sunset for Fishing on the Great Lakes? « Michigan in Pictures Sunset for Fishing on the Great Lakes? August 15, 2011. Fishing, photo by kevindooley. On this photo Kevin writes: I think one of our best indicators of the planet's health is the price of a fish sandwich. Notice how much the …http://michpics.wordpress.com/ .. [...]


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