Once nearly wiped out, the lake trout declared 'fully recovered' in Lake Superior
Decades of fisheries management programs led to huge improvement in the number of lake trout, which were nearly wiped out in ...
Superior Telegram1d
After a dramatic decline, lake trout have recovered in most of Lake Superior
The lake trout population in Lake Superior dropped to dramatically low levels during the mid-1900s due to overfishing and an ...
Iosco County News-Herald20h
Lake Superior Committee announces major lake trout milestone
A major milestone was recently reached in fisheries management on Lake Superior. The Lake Superior Committee (LSC) announced that lake trout are fully recovered in most of Lake Superior. The LSC is ...
Daily Press3d
Lake trout make a comeback
Lucky for us, we have a front row seat,” said Baker. Between 1920 and 1950, lake trout supported an annual commercial harvest of 4 million pounds. By 1964, only 210,000 pounds were commercially ...
Lake Superior trout population rebounds after decades
"It is undoubtedly one of the most successful stories of native species restoration in the world," said Ethan Baker, chair of ...
Interlochen Public Radio3d
After decades, lake trout restored to sustainable levels in Lake Superior
After the population of Lake Superior's top predator fish fell by 95%, the lake trout restoration effort has returned it to ...
Outdoor News7d
Lake Erie lake trout reintroduction well underway
Enough so that fisheries scientists began trolling on their own, looking for a lake trout strain that would work in Lake Erie ...
Paul Smith: DNR preparing proposal to allow Lake Michigan commercial fishers to keep, sell lake trout
In 2023 the DNR convened a series of meetings to review lake trout data and consider a potential commercial harvest of the ...