sea lamprey

This week, we check in with our environment and climate reporters about two big northern Michigan stories, with significant updates on both. We also speak with filmmaker Rich Brauer about his "Dogman" series of movies and the magic of cinema. And a local musician is about to tour with a superstar.

Last month's federal staffing cuts and hiring freezes threatened the sea lamprey control program. Now, it has permission to rehire the staff it originally planned to.

Each Monday on Morning Edition, an IPR journalist brings you up to speed on what’s going on in northern Michigan, and what IPR is working on this week.

Seasonal federal workers help control the eel-like, parasitic fish each year.

After the population of Lake Superior's top predator fish fell by 95%, the lake trout restoration effort has returned it to sustainable levels, researchers say.

Invasive mussels and alewife topped the list, but there are several lesser-known species.

Lake trout are on life support in Lake Michigan. Every year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spends tens of millions of dollars raising and stocking them. But what if there was another way: genetic engineering. Could it be used for conservation?

This week on the Up North Lowdown: A natural gas expansion in Mesick, the perils of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes and a Petoskey architect's quest to build 100 houses.

A free documentary screening in Traverse City on Wednesday dives into the story of sea lamprey, and how this jawless fish from the Atlantic nearly took down the Great Lakes.

Sea Lamprey is largely under control thanks to an international treaty, a specialized pesticide and millions of dollars from the U.S. and Canada. But, Canada hasn’t been paying its full share for over a decade.