A Field Guide to Aquatic Exotic Plants and Animals - pictures and descriptions of aquatic exotic plants and animals.

A Fisheries Management Guide to Stream Protection and Restoration - contact the MRWA

A Guide to Healthy Eating of the Fish You Catch - (EPA) - help in selection and preparation of fish that you catch.

Aquatic Habitat Assessment - provides fisheries biologists with a limited set of techniques for obtaining aquatic habitat data.Contact MRWA

Aquatic Nuisance Identification Cards (UMN)- (to order free of charge) pictures and description of many aquatic nuisance species.

Brown Trout - a fact sheet about brown trout. Contact MRWA

Brown Water, Green Weeds - (UWEX) - A publication telling the familiar signs of nonpoint source pollution.

Decline and Recovery of a Brook Trout Stream Following an Experimental Addition of Sand Sediment (abstract) - (MDNR) - concerns Hunt Creek in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula.

FishBase - an internet database of information about particular species of fish.

Fishing for Trouble - how toxic mercury contaminates our waterways and threatens recreational fishing.

Functions and Values of Wetlands - (EPA) - the beneficial services wetlands provide for fish and wildlife.

Functions of Riparian Areas for Fisheries Protection - (Mass Dept. of Fish & Game) - significance of riparian areas for fisheries protection.

GLFT Strategic Plan - 2005 Strategic Plan Executive Summary.

Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands - Working Paper - a focused synthesis of the state of Great Lakes coastal wetlands.

Great Lakes Fish Stocking - (GLFC) - a centralized, comprehensive database of all fish stocked into the Great Lakes from artificial propagation.

Habitat Suitability Index Models: Blacknose Dace
Bluegill
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Chinook Salmon
Creek Chub
Flathead Catfish
Green Sunfish
Largemouth Bass
Northern Pike
Pink Salmon
Warmouth
White Sucker

Hypoxia and Wetland Restoration - (EPA) - definition of hypoxia, where it occurs and mitigating hypoxia through wetland restoration.

Investigation and Valuation of Fish Kills - Excerpts from book of efforts by members of the American Fisheries Society to develop and refine methods for sampling and placing values on fish kills. Contact MRWA

Lake Michigan Subbasin - fact sheet on the Lake Michigan Subbasin of St. Lawrence Watershed Contact MRWA.

Marine and Estuarine Protection - (EPA) - programs and activities (to order)

Mercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems - (USGS) - report showing states with at least one fish consumption advisory for mercury and other information.

Movements of Nonnative Brook Trout in Relation to Stream Channel Slope - (USFS) - new insights on the ability of naturalized brook trout to ascend steep, headwater streams.

National Survey of Fishing, Hunting & Wildlife-Association Recreation 2001 - number of participants in fishing, hunting and wildlife watching and amount of time and money spent.

Non-indigenous Fish Management Information - (MDNR) - regulations and management.

Online National Database of Barriers to Fish Passages - (USFWS) - a database to show available stream mileage.

Record Book of some Great Lakes Catches - record of biggest fish that have been caught in the Great Lakes.

Round gobies invade North America - a fact sheet about round gobies, identification, range and spread, potential impacts and what you can do.

Ruffe - a new threat to our fisheries - (UofMN) - a fact sheet about ruffe with pictures and description.

"So how much is it worth?" Economic impacts of Recreational Fishing Under Different Aquatic Plants Conditions - (USACE) - evaluation of economic impacts of nonnative plant conditions related to angling.

State of Michigan's Environment 2003 Second Biennial Report - (MDEQ) - continues to follow trends in important environmental indicators.

Sturgeon Spawning Habitat Creation - (USGS) - poster outlining the creation of sturgeon spawning habitat.

The Ecology of Dam Removal - (American Rivers) - research of ecological impacts of dam removal.

The Effects of Coastal Wetland Fragmentation on Fish and Invertebrate Communities - (GVSU & MSU) - effects of fragmentation and mowing on invertebrates and fish.

The Five Lampreys of Michigan's Great Lakes - (UMICH) - fact sheet describing and picturing the lampreys of the Great Lakes.

The Tribal Fishery - a history of fishing trade and treaties between Native Americans and the U.S.

Walleye Stocks in the Great Lakes 1800-1975 - (GLFC) - fluctuations and probable causes.