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Invasive fish species discovered in Lake Winnebago, Department of Natural Resources investigating

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is ramping up monitoring efforts after confirming the presence of the ...
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Lake sturgeon will not be listed under Endangered Species Act, so spearing will continue in Wisconsin

Lake sturgeon fishing and spearing seasons as well as other management programs in Wisconsin and other states will continue under a decision announced Monday by federal officials. After a years-long ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Sturgeon could be listed as endangered species, but Wisconsin’s congressional reps want an exemption. Here’s why.

A bipartisan group of Wisconsin's congressional delegation has urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to exempt lake sturgeon in the state from any potential listing under the federal Endangered ...
Opinion

Smith: Wisconsin sturgeon strength keys restoration efforts in Tennessee and Georgia

Lake sturgeon from Wisconsin have been stocked for the last 25 years in rivers in Georgia and Tennessee in an effort to restore the population in the southern portion of the species' range.
AOL

DNR: Invasive fish species detected in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced on Monday morning that an invasive fish species had been detected in western Wisconsin. According to a ...
USA Today

Manitowoc joins effort to identify aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin waterways Aug. 9

Wisconsin's Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day, scheduled for Aug. 9, aims to educate the public about harmful non-native species. Volunteers will learn to identify, report, and control invasive ...