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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchDrownings Increase: Research shows possible connection between COVID-19 restrictions and Great Lakes drownings
-More people at the beach appeared to translate to more rescues and more drownings.
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Invasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great Lakes
-“They will be big players for probably hundreds of years,” said one researcher.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchMichigan is on thin ice. Get used to it, climate experts say.
-Great Lakes ice cover is near record lows and expected to remain low through winter, threatening key ecosystems and the state’s $2.3 billion recreational fishing industry.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeDrinking WaterFish, Birds and AnimalsLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsGreat Lakes seeing low ice cover compared to this time last year
-Currently, around 2.4% of the Great Lakes are covered by ice, concentrated in the Green Bay region off Lake Michigan and Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron.
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Algae BloomsInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLatest NewsLorraine BoissoneaultMinnesotaNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsMussel-Phosphorus Puzzle: Invasive mussels are reshaping the chemistry of the Great Lakes
-A new study measures the impact quagga and zebra mussels are having on the phosphorus cycle, which is a major player in the Great Lakes ecosystem.
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Lake Ontario: Big catch escapes again
-In 2019, then-new News Director Natasha Blakely was missing Lake Ontario from her Great Lakes Visits list. Spoiler alert: She didn’t make it there in 2020 either.
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Great Lakes Quiz: Which Great Lake are you?
-End the year on a more lighthearted note and try this fun Great Lakes Now quiz.
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BudgetCollaborationGreat Lakes EchoLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeOldest Coast Guard cutter with smallest crew and largest Great Lakes responsibility needs replacing
-A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service says the Coast Guard is waiting for Congress to approve its proposal to replace up to 35 aging cutters, which average 56 years old.
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Algae BloomsAsian CarpClimate ChangeDrinking WaterIndigenous CommunitiesInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsPublic Concern: Climate change, runoff and chemicals at the forefront of people’s worries about the Great Lakes
-Public concern about climate change is escalating in the Great Lakes region, according to a new report issued by a binational group that manages and protects the Great Lakes.
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Climate ChangeLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsIndex: International Joint Commission’s 2020 Triennial Assessment of Progress Report
-Here’s a handy index of all the reports referenced in the IJC’s 2020 triennial report.
