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Baby Lake Trout Surviving In Lake Champlain For The First Time In Decades

Lake water.
Taylor Dobbs
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Young lake trout weren't surviving their first winter in Lake Champlain for decades, but in recent years scientists have noticed a change: baby trout are now surviving in the lake.

For over a century, lake trout offspring were not surviving through their first winter in Lake Champlain — so the state of Vermont has been stocking the lake with yearling trout for the past 45 years. But over the last three years, there's been a seemingly positive and significant change in the survival of the lake's young trout.

However scientists don't know why the change is happening. Ellen Marsden, a professor of fisheries at the University of Vermont, joined Vermont Edition to talk more about it.

Broadcast live on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 during the noon hour; rebroadcast during the 7 p.m. hour.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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