whitefish

Today on Stateside: Bridge Michigan’s Kelly House discusses her series about the whitefish population. Then, a University of Michigan researcher and his friend, a Gila monster named Pebbles. And, a look at Shakespeare in the Arb, the outdoor theater show in Ann Arbor.

Whitefish populations in the lower Great Lakes have been declining for decades. Bridge Michigan environment reporter Kelly House joined Stateside to discuss what’s threatening the iconic fish, and what could be done to save them.

Whitefish have survived and fed Michiganders for centuries. It's synonymous with Great Lakes food and Great Lakes living. But things have taken a bittersweet tone as the whitefish near collapse.

A cultural icon for Native Americans and a popular fish across the Great Lakes region is becoming harder to find as its population declines due to invasive mussels, which filter out the bottom of the food web.

Today on Stateside: Bridge Michigan’s Kelly House discusses her series about the whitefish population. Then, a University of Michigan researcher and his friend, a Gila monster named Pebbles. And, a look at Shakespeare in the Arb, the outdoor theater show in Ann Arbor.

Today, a new law was enacted to protect Indigenous students' right to wear cultural regalia during graduation ceremonies. Additionally, we will explain the funding structure for the Three Towers Project in Grand Rapids. Lastly, we will have a conversation with a Michigan native about his role in the Netflix show “American Primeval.”

River stocking could save whitefish. Scientists in northern Michigan are still trying to figure out the best way to do it.

One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.

Robin Michigiizhigookwe Clark is the first Anishinaabe woman to serve on the Michigan’s Natural Resource Commission.

Whitefish are on the brink of collapse in lakes Michigan and Huron. Their offspring are born on rocky reefs, where they're killed by sunburn, starvation, and predators. Scientists hope to save them by transferring eggs to rivers to teach whitefish to spawn away from danger.