The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced that they will apply lampricide to portions ...

Lake trout populations in Lake Champlain are now self-sustaining, eliminating the need for stocking. This success follows a decades-long program to control sea lamprey, a parasitic fish harming lake ...

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BENSON - Treating Lake Champlain for sea lamprey appears to be paying off for fishermen. Anglers are reporting larger, healthier fish and fewer injuries from sea lamprey from last summer through early ...

LAKE CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The lake trout population has been restored in Lake Champlain, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced on Tuesday. The ...

Parasites have not made a good name for themselves in the animal kingdom, living off the suffering of other animals. Unfortunately, they are everywhere, including in all Vermont lakes. "It's not to ...

ASSOCIATED PRESS ESSEX JUNCTION - State officials hope this year to renew their efforts to control the sea lamprey population in Lake Champlain. In the 1990s, Vermont participated with New York and ...

Lake trout disappeared from Lake Champlain by 1900, the victims of pollution, overfishing, and the invasive sea lamprey. Biologists have... May 02, 2025 — Lake trout disappeared from Lake Champlain by ...

WATERBURY (AP) - Efforts to control the parasitic sea lamprey in Lake Champlain are producing results. Wildlife officials from Vermont, New York and the federal government say the number and size of ...

U.S. Senators from Vermont and New York are requesting expanded funding for programs that support Lake Champlain. U.S. Senators Peter Welch of Vermont and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, both ...