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Autonomous Fisheries Surveys Resume in the Great Lakes with USGS
Missions

After two years of successful missions in lakes Michigan, Huron, and Superior, a Saildrone Explorer will circumnavigate Lake Erie to improve fish stock assessments.

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USGS Uses Advanced Technologies to Improve Fisheries Assessments on Lake Superior
Missions

Given the economic and cultural value of the Lake Superior fishery, it’s more important than ever to provide fishery managers with accurate data to monitor native fish populations to sustainably manage the $7B Great Lakes fishery.

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Ocean Drones Sail the Great Lakes to Support Sustainable Fisheries
Missions

Two Saildrone Explorers will collect data in Lake Superior to improve fish counts, monitor environmental health, and help to protect native fish species.

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Saildrone Launches First Freshwater Mission in the Great Lakes
Missions

Two Saildrone Explorers were deployed from Macatawa, MI, to collect fisheries data in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron on behalf of the USGS Great Lakes Science Center.

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