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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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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScientists Concerned About the Bottom of the Food Web in the Great Lakes
-The warming climate could mean changes for the base of the food web in the lakes, but researchers are not yet sure what those changes might be.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekBolder Fish: New study looks at how pandemic antidepressant use might affect freshwater ecosystems
-While antidepressants offer a better quality of life to millions of humans, they are among the most commonly detected medications in aquatic ecosystems where they could be causing changes to the behavior of fish and insects.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchReport: Lake Michigan is ‘running a fever.’ More storms, less fish possible.
-A federal study finds that climate change is warming even the deepest waters of big lakes, which could shorten their winters and have a ripple effect on their health.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSalt Levels: The effects of wintertime de-icing linger in Toronto-area rivers in the summer
-A study found high enough amounts of chloride in four Greater Toronto Area rivers to put at least two-thirds of aquatic life at risk during early stages of their development.
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Feature HomepageInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchEarly Detection: When it comes to Great Lakes invasives, prevention is the only cure
-How to prevent invasive species from getting their hooks into the Great Lakes is an issue plaguing researchers and government agencies alike.
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CollaborationFeature HomepageGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsNews Director's Pick-of-the-WeekRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyTraverse CityLast dam standing: Traverse City fish restoration project on the ropes
-The FishPass project uses technology that would allow migratory fish to freely travel the river while keeping out invasive species. But some residents are suing, saying it would alter a local park.
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APClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake ErieNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchScientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards
-Powerful gusts linked to global warming are damaging water quality and creating a hazard for fish in Lake Erie and perhaps elsewhere in the Great Lakes, according to researchers.
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Algae BloomsCollaborationDrinking WaterGreat Lakes News CollaborativeLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsU of M team makes discovery about Lake Erie dead zone
-New research finds the annual dead zone in Lake Erie is getting a boost that makes it worse very quickly.
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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeDrinking WaterLake ErieLake SuperiorLatest NewsMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWisconsinLake Superior Winter: Researchers belatedly turn their eyes to the impact of warming winters
-Over the past decade or so, scientists have been playing catch up when it comes to winter data, and they are discovering that winter conditions play a big role in determining what happens the following summer.
