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WEBThe Great Lakes Now monthly television program is produced by Detroit PBS in partnership with a network of PBS affiliates around the region. Shooting on location in eight states and Canada, the magazine-style show brings viewers stories about the recreational, economic, scientific, political and environmental issues related to the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Zebra Mussels: A guide to the good and the bad of these Great …
WEBFeb 28, 2020 · Mussels are filter feeders, which means they feed by clearing nutrients from the water passing through them. The rate of reproduction and spread of zebra mussels make them efficient cleaners of Great Lakes water, but whether that’s a positive or negative thing depends on who you’re asking. “Some people do think the water clarity is a ...
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WEBNEWSLETTER. DONATE. 25 years after a major toxic lead cleanup, westside neighbors still don’t feel safe. Farmers turn to ‘predator-proof’ fences to deter wolves in northern Wisconsin. Michigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility. Foraged Fruit and Nuts: Wild Apples ...
Lake Erie’s once-thriving blue pike is long gone but never …
WEBJun 13, 2022 · By James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now. June 13, 2022. One of the last known (and most famous) blue pike was landed by hook and line in 1962. In 1983, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the blue pike extinct. Yet, nearly 40 years later, the population remains robust and healthy – in the hearts and minds of countless anglers.
Conservation Coordination: Black Lake sturgeon fishing highlights ...
WEBMay 14, 2021 · An MDNR summary of Black Lake sturgeon management acknowledges historical tribal interactions with the fish, and future plans: Lake sturgeon management within each tribe is guided by varying documents and traditional philosophies…It is known that sturgeon are a clan animal of Midwest tribes and it is a common traditional belief of …
First in decades, a new Great Lakes freighter joins fleet
WEBSeptember 6, 2022. For the first time in decades, a new bulk freighter has been built on and launched on the Great Lakes. The Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin unveiled the Mark W. Barker earlier this year after spending nearly three years constructing it. The vessel was commissioned by Cleveland-based Interlake ...
30 Years Later: Mussel invasion legacy reaches far beyond Great …
WEBFeb 2, 2021 · 30 years of change for the Great Lakes. After quagga mussels replaced zebra mussels, their populations peaked in about 2003 and declined slightly in shallow waters. They continue to increase slowly in deeper portions of the lakes, said Alexander Karatayev, director of the Great Lakes Center at Buffalo State College.
Lake Erie’s Sturgeon Revival: Biggest fish makes its return to …
WEBOct 24, 2019 · Sturgeon eggs were collected from fish in the St. Clair River, which boasts a healthy population. About half the fish were raised at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery in Wisconsin. The other half were raised just a hundred yards from the Maumee River, in a special trailer operated by The Toledo Zoo. In 2018, more than a thousand people came …
Modern sea lamprey control pits technology against the invaders
WEBJul 7, 2022 · By Kathy Johnson, Great Lakes Now. July 7, 2022. After 100 years of coordinated effort, 98% of all the sea lamprey in the Great Lakes have been eliminated, according to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, the organization tasked with the management of the invasive species within the basin. Unfortunately, the remaining 2% is …
Great Lakes water levels could increase on average from 19 to 44 ...
WEBJun 27, 2022 · “The storms that caused huge amounts of infrastructure damage in Duluth back in 2017-2018 were not, by historical standards, particularly huge storms; what made them so damaging was that they occurred when lake levels were at a high stand,” said Jay Austin, professor with the University of Minnesota Duluth.