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Algae BloomsClimate ChangeFish, Birds and AnimalsGreat Lakes News CollaborativeInvasive SpeciesLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyQ & A: The Great Lakes are stressed. Climate change is making it worse.
-The lead author of a new report sheds light on how climate change, invasive species, nutrient pollution and other Great Lakes problems are interacting.
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FreightersGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Freighters: The latest on navigation, locks and icebreakers
-It’s the 140th anniversary of the Lake Carriers’ Association, and its president discusses the new Soo lock, icebreakers and tension with Canada.
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Genetic Engineering: Researchers take first steps toward controlling sea lamprey
-Researchers are determining whether large-scale gene editing for sea lamprey is possible before broaching the ethics of applying it.
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‘Big pile’ of eels dumped in NYC park; impact not yet known
-The nonnative eel species has been illegally released into freshwater bodies in at least eight U.S. states, including New York.
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Carp Advance: Real and potential impacts of invasive fish throughout the Midwest
-A National Wildlife Federation documentary explores the potential impact of Asian carp on recreation, fishing and other industries in the Great Lakes.
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Complete Eradication: Researchers look at removing sea lamprey from the Great Lakes
-Control efforts have been so successful that some researchers now suggest a more permanent solution.
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Invasive aquatic plant found in 4 Michigan inland lakes
-European frogbit resembles a miniature water lily with leaves about the size of a quarter.
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Michigan House OKs spending on jobless benefits, flood costs
-Included in the bill is $6 million that would be a match for federal funds to clean up and respond to the Midland dam failure in May.
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Algae BloomsFish, Birds and AnimalsFreightersInvasive SpeciesLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsNewsRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsOffshore Decline: Great Lakes fish populations at risk from low nutrient levels
-Too many nutrients close to shore fuel algal blooms, but deeper waters have the opposite problem — fish aren’t getting enough to eat.
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Least Wanted: Potential Great Lakes invasive species are little known but still a big problem
-The marbled crayfish got big headlines recently while other invasive species remain under the radar.
