After the Kings

A historical look into how Lake Hurons fishery was built, broken and reborn. Explaining invasive species such as alewives, sea lamprey, zebra and quagga mussels and round gobies. Human interaction causing their arrival and attempts to combat them. Economic impacts of the salmon fishery and its changes. Also Lake Hurons current changes and a look toward the future.

This video is for Educational purposes only.

0:00 Introduction
0:17 Untouched waters
0:51 The door is opened
1:10 First arrival
1:46 Lamprey invade
3:17 Lamprey wars
3:57 Alewife problems
4:31 The salmon fishery beginnings
6:43 Tragedy
7:55 Salmon fishing takes off
8:30 Invaders from overseas
9:11 Food web importance
9:58 The collapse
10:25 Economic Impacts
11:00 A ray of hope
11:44 Current invasive species and threats
12:29 Saginaw Bay and Lake Erie
14:05 Huron's rebirth
15:29 Additional information sources

Information sources:
Great Lakes fishery Commission Data web site: https://www.glfc.org/great-lakes-data...

Jim Johnson 1946 Michigan Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist and Alpena Fisheries Research Station director, 1989=2014: Besser Museum for
Northeast Michigan, Alpena

The Book “The Salmon Capitol of Michigan” The Rise and Fall of a Great Lakes Salmon Fishery
Carson Prichard 2024 Wayne State University Press

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes Dan Egan https://www.daneganauthor.com/the-dea...
Images: Anglers and boats (Photo courtesy of Don Harrison of UpNorth Memories, Traverse City)

Charter boats in the Northeastern Michigan area:
Harrisville:
Fishcop Charters https://www.fishcopcharters.com/
Mickey Finn charters 989-657-3331

Alpena /Presque Isle/Rogers City
Big Water Charters https://bigwatercharterzzz.com
Chumbucket Charters https://chumbucketcharters.net/


Image sources:
Coho Fever at the mouth of the Platte River
(Photo courtesy of Michigan DNR)
By USFWS Mountain Prairie - https://www.flickr.com/photos/5198666..., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Big Water Charters Bigwatercharterzzz.com
Rule Changes Uncle Johns Blog
Traverse City Record Eagle
Idaho agriculture Department
Michigan DNR
Wikipedia
By USFWS Mountain Prairie - https://www.flickr.com/photos/5198666..., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...


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