Category: Great Lakes Commission
Michigan Maritime Museum to host lecture on lake sturgeon restoration
The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven will host a presentation this month on a major effort to restore lake sturgeon to the Big Manistee River. Read the full story […]
Great Lakes Cheese halts wastewater discharge amid fish die-off investigation
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation confirmed the Great Lakes Cheese factory in Franklinville, New York, was not in compliance with its discharge permit and has paused discharges […]
Burbot fishing booms in Michigan, worrying researchers and anglers that the species is faltering
As fishing for burbot, a native Great Lakes fish species, has grown increasingly popular, anglers and researchers believe the population is disappearing. Researchers say invasive zebra mussels siphoning nutrients from […]
Agencies search for source of newly discovered Clinton River pollution
Environmental agencies are searching for the source of pollution that has created two contaminated hot spots in the lower Clinton River. Samples taken in 2017 and 2019 showed high levels […]
Lake Erie island lab celebrates 100 years of biological science
The Ohio State University and Ohio Sea Grant program are celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory through an open house this weekend. The lab, which moved […]