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GreAt LAKes<br />
GREAT<br />
d o i n G B u s i n<br />
LAKES<br />
e s s w i t h . . .<br />
everything about the Great Lakes region, which spans eight us states<br />
and two canadian provinces, is huge. Alongside a staggering amount of<br />
freshwater and fishing oppotunities, they are a remarkable benefit to the<br />
economy in terms of tourism and more than 1.8 million anglers per year.<br />
T<br />
he Great<br />
Lakes were<br />
formed about<br />
10,000 years<br />
ago when<br />
glaciers<br />
receded from<br />
North America at the end of the<br />
last Ice Age.<br />
These vast inland seas contain<br />
one-fifth of the world’s fresh<br />
surface water and are home to<br />
177 species of fish. The Great<br />
Lakes fishery is a key feature<br />
of the region’s history, culture,<br />
environment, and economy.<br />
The five Great Lakes<br />
themselves are Superior,<br />
Michigan, Huron, Erie and<br />
Ontario and are either on or<br />
near the US/Canadian border.<br />
Their commercial, recreational<br />
and tribal fisheries are<br />
collectively valued at more than<br />
$7 billion annually and support<br />
more than 75,000 jobs.<br />
Each year, there is $278<br />
billion in bilateral US-Canadian<br />
trade in the Great Lakes area<br />
– more than the entire region<br />
trades with countries like<br />
Mexico, China, UK, Germany<br />
and Japan combined.<br />
With 107 million residents,<br />
51 million jobs and a GDP of<br />
US$6 trillion, if the region were<br />
its own country, it would have<br />
the third biggest economy in the<br />
world.<br />
The lakes attract visitors<br />
from around the world and<br />
support a tourism and recreation<br />
sector that provides economic<br />
sustainability and growth to<br />
coastal communities.<br />
NATIVE FISH SPECIES<br />
The Great Lakes support<br />
139 native species. Sculpins,<br />
gizzard shad, several species of<br />
shiners, and ciscoes sustain top<br />
predators including lake trout,<br />
walleye, large and smallmouth<br />
bass, and brook trout. In<br />
addition, some forage species<br />
such as ciscoes and yellow<br />
perch provide recreational<br />
and commercial fishing<br />
opportunities.<br />
Four lesser-known native fish<br />
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