There may come a day on the Illinois River when a fish swims up a chute, slides through a scanner, and, after being recognized as a feared silver carp, is sorted and removed, eventually ending up in a ...

Many hoses connect to the side of the steeppass fish-sorting system at the Emiquon Preserve near Lewistown on May 17, 2021. Nora Hargett, left, and Stephanie Schmidt, graduate students from the ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI -- Construction began this week on a project to restore the ecosystem - positively impacting at least 30 species - of a Northern Michigan river and upgrade a public park. The most ...

DETROIT (AP) — The Great Lakes Fishery Commission has selected the final design for a project intended to allow removal of dams from rivers without letting exotic species migrate upstream. The ...

TRAVERSE CITY — A 20 year long restoration effort on the Boardman-Ottaway River in Traverse City is nearing completion, but a legal roadblock has delayed the effort. The Boardman once had four dams, ...

State wildlife workers will install this fish sorting facility near Modrow Bridge in the Kalama River. The long tube in the center is an elevator for fish, which will lowered into the river. On a ...

TRAVERSE CITY — City planners think an innovative fish-sorting installation would be a swimmingly good fit for a Traverse City park. Planning commissioners unanimously approved a preliminary concept ...

A $2.4 million fish-sorting weir was up and running this week on the Kalama River. The idea is to prevent hatchery fish from mingling with what biologists consider “wild” fish. With the new structure, ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI – The construction of a “globally significant” fish sorting channel and upgrades to an accompanying park are on hold after citizens came out in opposition to the removal of 63 trees, ...