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Lingering live algae cells on Lake Erie floor jumpstart harmful algal blooms
-Legacy cyanobacteria cells (also called bluegreen algae), which can produce the strain of microcystis responsible for microcystin toxins during late-summer as well as harmful algal blooms (HABS) in autumn on Lake Erie, may be helping jump-start the blooms or otherwise contribute to rapid development of blooms, without respect to current rain events or nutrient run-off from agricultural fields, according to a recently released study.
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Another blow in the fight to save Lake Erie
-Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s effort to protect the future of Lake Erie from harmful algal blooms was dealt a serious blow when the Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission declined to move forward in designating eight watersheds in northwest Ohio as “distressed.”
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Lake Erie Steelhead fishing thriving through Great Lakes cooperation
-In the past decade, steelhead fishing on Lake Erie has been heating up and for good reason: wildlife officials in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York have worked non-stop, and cooperatively, to ensure healthy populations of this super-prized and super-beautiful fish.
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Lake Erie Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health
-A $5.2 million grant announced this week will expand on the northwest Ohio work through the formation of the Lake Erie Center for Fresh Waters and Human Health, an effort led by BGSU.
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Great Lakes Charter Captains become Lake Advocates
-The pressure is on, and a handful of charter captains on the lakes work hard to ensure a satisfactory future for the lakes, the fisheries and those who count on them for a living and for recreation.
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Great Lakes Now expands coverage
-News about the Great Lakes comes every day from all five bodies of water and the communities around them. You may have noticed more, regular stories here on GreatLakesNow.org across a range of issues and geographies. That’s possible because we’re expanding!
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