commercial fishing

Iceland has figured out how to use almost 100% of every fish caught – not just the filet. By making things like durable leather, beauty products, and skin graft bandages, it’s increased the value of an Atlantic cod from about $15 to over $5,000. Can this approach help the struggling Great Lakes fishery?

Small, silvery fish called kiyi used to roam the deep, cold waters of nearly every Great Lake. Remnant populations still exist in Lake Superior, and scientists are wondering: Can we find them? And bring them back to the other Great Lakes?

Fish species like lake trout, walleye and perch have historically been reserved for recreational fishing. But a recent bill is trying to change that.

The bill, introduced in the state legislature last week, could allow commercial harvest of once off-limit game fish like walleye, yellow perch and lake trout.

The few full-timers left working as commercial fishers in Michigan received good news this month amid a tumultuous year for the industry.Michigan’s…

In a scathing letter, several Michigan legislators urged the state Department of Natural Resources to renew all commercial fishing licenses and permits…

A dispute between Michigan's Department of Natural Resources and the commercial fishing industry is heading to court. The state announced it will prohibit…

The few commercial fishers that remain in Michigan are suing the state’s Department of Natural Resources over changes to industry rules. They say the new…

The nationwide shutdown was especially ill-timed for fishers in the Great Lakes. Many deal in lake whitefish, a species that dwells in cold waters. The…