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Burbot fishing booms in Michigan, worrying researchers and anglers that the species is faltering

Sep 5, 2025 | Daily News

As fishing for burbot, a native Great Lakes fish species, has grown increasingly popular, anglers and researchers believe the population is disappearing. Researchers say invasive zebra mussels siphoning nutrients from the water are to blame. Read the full story by WJBK-TV – Detroit, MI.


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