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DNR stops stocking Chinook salmon in Superior

MARQUETTE, MI--   The Department of Natural Resources says it’s suspending Chinook salmon stocking in Lake Superior.  

The DNR says the move is due to the success of the self-sustaining wild population.  Officials say more than 99 percent of angler-caught chinooks in Michigan waters originate from natural reproduction. 

Creel clerks have collected data on the ratios of unclipped wild salmon to clipped raised fish since 2012.  The DNR says the information indicates anglers will continue to catch Chinook salmon, despite the conclusion of stocking efforts.  

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.