Michigan Sea Grant College Program incorporates Great Lakes Research and Education on:

Aquatic Nuisance Species
Coastal Communities
Fisheries
Great Lakes Education Program
Great Lake Fisheries Leadership Institute
Know Your Nets
Rip Currents
Wetlands

Fisheries   Recreational and commercial fisheries are a vital part of Michigan's heritage. Each year more than 1.4 million licensed anglers fish the state's Great Lakes waters, catching species such as salmon (an introduced species), walleye, perch, small mouth bass, steelhead and trout.

Commercial species vary with each lake and may include such fish as lake whitefish, rainbow smelt, lake herring and yellow perch. Combined, sport and commercial fisheries in the Great Lakes are valued at more than $4 billion annually.

The health of our fisheries depends upon continuing research and education. Fish populations change in response to such factors as aquatic nuisance species, habitat loss and pollution. Michigan Sea Grant conducts scientific research aimed at understanding fish populations in order to provide a basis for sound fishery management. Sea Grant's extension agents located around the state conduct regional fishery workshops to convey up-to-date research information, provide training and technical assistance to fishery businesses, and work to foster continued cooperation among a variety of user groups. For more information on Fisheries visit www.miseagrant.org

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