Management of Lake Huron
Lake Huron has been used as an example for discussing ways of
achieving the reversal of adverse changes in the North American Gt. Lakes
Historic Fish Community
The original fish community of Lake Huron was diverse with abundant
populations of cold-water and cool-water species, and lesser amounts of
warm-water fish
- Cold-water species like the lake trout, lake whitefish, deepwater ciscoes,
burbot, longnose sucker, and deepwater sculpin were the predominant,
deepwater fish species in all three basins of Lake Huron.
- Walleye, northern pike, lake sturgeon, muskellunge, and yellow perch were
the abundant cool-water species inhabiting each basin.
- Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, bullheads, rock bass, pumpkinseed, white
crappie, white sucker, and freshwater drum were the principal warm-water
fish species of the Lake and inhabited mainly the near-shore, warmer areas
of the open lake and the bays.
Lake Huron management Objectives 
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