January 13, 2008

Lake Michigan Missing Fish

A lake wide prey fish survey shows the volume of small fish has dropped by half in just the last year. Meanwhile the volume of invasive mussels has increased to levels that few biologists predicted. Those mussels make their living on the plankton upon which fish species depend. The situation has scientists and anglers worried about the future of the fishery, a multibillion Great Lakes industry.

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