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Lots to say about fishes

By Ed Ronco,
Max Copeland
Published February 24, 2024 at 6:00 AM EST
Top left: Fathead minnows in a lab setting — a hardy species, common in freshwater settings, with a relatively short life cycle, making them a good study subject for recent research on the effects of microplastics in fish. (Photo: Megan Cox/St. Cloud State University) Top right: Glen Arbor Arts Center exhibition manager Sara Bearup-Neal. (Photo: Tyler Thompson/IPR News) Bottom right: Researchers say invasive mussels have had a dramatic effect on the number of whitefish in Lake Michigan. (Photo: Jill Jordan Sieder) Bottom left: Heritage Sustainable Energy's solar array on M-72 in Traverse City, seen in August of 2023. The array has a capacity of around 5 megawatts. The state's new renewable siting law applies to solar projects with a capacity of at least 50 megawatts. (Credit: Izzy Ross/IPR News)
Top left: Fathead minnows in a lab setting — a hardy species, common in freshwater settings, with a relatively short life cycle, making them a good study subject for recent research on the effects of microplastics in fish. (Photo: Megan Cox/St. Cloud State University)
Top right: Glen Arbor Arts Center exhibition manager Sara Bearup-Neal. (Photo: Tyler Thompson/IPR News)
Bottom right: Researchers say invasive mussels have had a dramatic effect on the number of whitefish in Lake Michigan. (Photo: Jill Jordan Sieder)
Bottom left: Heritage Sustainable Energy's solar array on M-72 in Traverse City, seen in August of 2023. The array has a capacity of around 5 megawatts. The state's new renewable siting law applies to solar projects with a capacity of at least 50 megawatts. (Credit: Izzy Ross/IPR News)

This week: Saving whitefish and what microplastics do to minnows — both important species for the Great Lakes. Also, art and cults. (Two different stories, to be clear.)

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Contributions from: Izzy Ross, Ellie Katz, Tyler Thompson
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

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Ed Ronco
Ed Ronco is IPR's news director.
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Max Copeland
Max Copeland is the local weekday host of All Things Considered on Interlochen Public Radio and the producer of The Up North Lowdown, IPR’s weekly news podcast.
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