Shana Ramsey, a fisheries interpreter at the Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery north of Mattawan, said there’s much more that goes into raising the fish than just sprinkling food in the tank. According to Wesley, the state of Michigan alone will release about 1.6 million fish this year. Most of the salmon are naturally reproduced but the DNR still supplies a massive number to keep up with demand. Port cities like Grand Haven, Muskegon and South Haven are now busy and full of charter boats to take anglers out. Wesley says that salmon create a $7 billion fishery in the Great Lakes and provides great economic benefits. It didn’t take long for anglers to start catching salmon and now the DNR tries to maintain some alewife population as prey for the salmon since salmon fishing has become such a big industry. How the annual salmon release keeps Lake Michigan beaches clean
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