GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Hunting and Fishing http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2010-02-09T07:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2010-02-03T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20100203/NEWS01/2030306/Ice+fishing+catches+on More people are taking to ice fishing this year because the high rate of unemployment provides extra time for a relatively inexpensive sport. text/html 2010-02-03T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.businessnorth.com/kuws.asp?RID=3263 The deadly fish virus viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, in Lake Superior is threatening one of the Anishinaabe people's most valuable resources. text/html 2010-02-01T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/158978/ Now that VHS (viral hemorrhagic septicemia) has been found in waters at four locations on Lake Superior, fishery officials say boaters and anglers need to be increasingly careful not to inadvertently transfer VHS-contaminated waters or fish to inland waters. text/html 2010-01-29T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.cleveland.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2010/01/lawmakers_wrangle_over_ohio_de.html If deer are raised on farms or hunted on preserves, deer farmers have prodded lawmakers to introduce bills to have the Ohio Depart. of Agriculture take over from the Ohio Div. of Wildlife. A fly in the ointment is that neither state agency wants that to happen. text/html 2010-01-27T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.romeoobserver.com/story.asp?storyid=16463 A proposed project to remove the Paint Creek Dam received support from the Oakland Township Board of Trustees. The dam is considered a barrier for fish passage, preventing all fish, mussels and sediment deposits from heading upstream. text/html 2010-01-28T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100128/NEWS03/301289969 After an unusually warm January, most of the ice on the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario has melted, leaving many popular ice-fishing spots with only thin layers of ice. text/html 2010-01-28T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/158746 Lake Superior's newest troublesome invasion won't come from a giant Asian carp after all, but from a tiny virus that already has caused big fish die-offs along the eastern Great Lakes. text/html 2010-01-26T08:05:50-04:00 http://blog.syracuse.com/outdoors/2010/01/federal_funding_for_cormorant.html In contrast to years past, it's going to be a great summer on Oneida Lake if you're a cormorant. The cormorant harassment program for Oneida Lake has been cut out of the federal budget for 2010. That means the adult birds, which each eat an average of one pound of fish a day, will have free rein. text/html 2010-01-26T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/711849 A new $4.6-million, state-of-the-art research facility at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters will be used to try to better understand the environmental consequences of everyday chemicals and contaminants. text/html 2010-01-22T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2272404 Work continues on $4.35-million contract for two new vessels for the Ministry of Natural Resources. The vessels will handle fisheries' assessment and ecosystem monitoring on Lake Huron and Lake Ontario.