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Bracing for Climate Impacts on Lake Erie, the Walleye Capital of the World

Inside Climate News · By Kathiann M. Kowalski · last updated
Though fisheries are thriving now, “continuing warming on the trajectory we’re going is not going to be good for walleye and yellow perch.”

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

Peg Van Vleet began fishing on Lake Erie when she was just 5 years old. A charter boat captain for more than two decades, and also the vice president for environmental issues for the Lake Erie Charter Boat Association, she’s looking forward to a great fishing season this year in its western basin.

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