5/4/07: The VHS virus federal order has been amended effective 5/4/07 to allow transportation of live fish over international and interstate borders for fishing activities such as tournaments where the fish are released alive. Read the VHS page for details.
At the March 20, 2014 Michigan Senate Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Committee hearing on Senate Bill 869, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Legislative Liaison Trevor VanDyke stated the MDNR fully supports eliminating the existing bass season limits from state law because recent science
NOAA is now using enhanced weather and marine forecast models for the Great Lakes that will extend forecasts from 36 hours to 60 hours into the future to better serve commercial and recreational mariners
In order to get public input on proposed regulations to expand Michigan’s bass fishing seasons, the Department of Natural Resources has announced an online survey and public meetings throughout the state in July.
The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists said Sunday.
New Zealand Mud Snails have been discovered in the East Branch of the Au Sable River, just downstream of the Harrietta Hills Trout Farm-Grayling.
Legislation that could eliminate the need for state park and boating access site motor vehicle permits in Michigan appears stalled. Michigan is trying to adopt a program – the Recreation Passport Proposal – that has worked very well in other states such as a very successful Montana program.
