Training the next generation of Great Lakes commercial fishers
The Great Lakes Future Fishers Initiative will train those new to the Great Lakes commercial fishing and processing industry.
Tag: outreach
Northern Waters Smokehaus and Zenith Books featured on Wisconsin Sea Grant’s Fish Dish Podcast
The latest informative and fun 27-minute episode of The Fish Dish Podcast features interviews with the creators of “Smoke on the Waterfront: The Northern Waters Smokehaus Cookbook,” and with a staff member from Duluth, Minnesota’s Zenith Bookstore, who reviewed the book. A finalist for a 2024 Minnesota Book Award, the cookbook offers recipes for the Smokehaus’ famous fish and smoked meats.
Carp, Cats, Perch and Pearls: Wisconsin’s Unsung Commercial Fishery
By Sharon Moen Wisconsin Sea Grant exists because the state’s boundaries include parts of lakes Superior and Michigan, which are viewed as inland seas by the U.S. government. Commercial fishing for food happens in these waters and Sea Grant works to help these fisheries succeed. However, there is another Wisconsin boundary where commercial fishing for …
Negative emotions drive preference for herbicide treatments for aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin lakes
A new study published by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found that fear is a large driver in lakeshore property owners’ preferences for herbicide treatments of aquatic invasive plants over other management options, even if those treatments may harm native plants and animals.
Ciscoes, Sweden and Sustainability
What do cows and Sweden have to do with Great Lakes fish roe? Find out by reading about Sharon Moen’s favorite 2023 project.
Learning about Manoomin
Deidre Peroff got to know Generation Z students better on field excursions to learn about wild rice during a meaningful four days last summer.
Northern Wisconsin communities benefit from climate change program
Hear what leaders in several northern Wisconsin counties and cities worked on for the 2023 Lake Superior Climate Champions Program.
Moen honored by Wisconsin’s commercial fishers
The Wisconsin Commercial Fisherman’s Association honored Sharon Moen with an award last week.