DISCOVERING | Ice Camping for Lake Trout & Burbot, MTU Burbot Study
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And students and faculty from Michigan Technological University (MTU) are researching burbot, their genetics, foraging habits and why anglers have suddenly become so interested in this misunderstood species.
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