by Colleen Otte, Great Lakes Echo
Anglers are to the Great Lakes what the military is to the United States: the last line of defense against invaders.
“Anglers are kind of the eyes and ears on the water for us,” said Seth Herbst, aquatic invasive species coordinator for the fisheries division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Fortunately, a
recent study by researchers at Cornell University revealed that anglers in the Great Lakes region are aware of and concerned about the threat of aquatic invasive species (AIS).
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