MSU Extension Fisheries & Wildlife

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  Collaborative to enhance aquaculture education in Great Lakes region

  Published on September 22, 2020
  Interactive online event will showcase the region’s aquaculture production, and includes a culinary competition.

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  GLANSIS technical memos add new data to invasive species risk assessments

  Published on September 9, 2020
  Memos provide transparent, publicly available documentation of the risk assessment process.

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  MSU Extension offers free online Michigan Water School webinar series for elected and appointed officials and their staff

  Published on September 8, 2020
  Understanding the state’s water resources is important for making sound water management decisions.

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  Hunters, pack your rubber gloves to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease

  Published on September 4, 2020
  Prions from infected cervids are present in blood and spinal fluid, and they are shed across the landscape in waste products where they can last for decades. Chronic wasting disease will significantly impact the Michigan deer population.

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  Hunting female deer a better population management strategy

  Published on September 3, 2020
  Sept. 19-20 is the first chance in the 2020 hunting season to harvest does to control crop damage.

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  Paddlers! Become an ally in the fight against aquatic invasive species

  Published on September 2, 2020
  Learn how to identify and report invasive species through a new FREE online, self-paced course.

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  Journal of Extension article highlights how videoconferencing can be used for stakeholder-driven design

  Published on August 26, 2020
  GLANSIS website redesign relied on virtual hands-on feedback from users.

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  Environmental DNA technology helping MSU researchers more accurately examine aquatic communities

  Published on August 18, 2020
  Two MSU researchers are using innovative technology that extracts DNA from lake water samples, painting a clearer picture of what lies beneath the water's surface.

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  The fish are biting, but Michigan’s charter fishing industry is struggling

  Published on August 17, 2020
  A recent Michigan Sea Grant survey found that the average captain lost 15 trips during the early part of the 2020 season, which led to an overall loss of $4.5 million in revenue from charter fees.

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  How to interpret steelhead fin clips

  Published on August 13, 2020
  Since 2018, yearling steelhead stocked in U.S. waters of the Great Lakes and tributary streams have been marked with an adipose fin clip, but that doesn’t mean anglers can easily determine where their fish was stocked or if it is wild.