Tag: Great Lakes
New drone technology being used to clean Ontario’s Great Lakes – Great Lakes Commission
A new drone technology is set to make big waves in Pollution Probe’s mission to clean the Great Lakes of plastic waste and it’s starting in Ontario’s Lake Simcoe. Read […]
Climate change is causing algal blooms in Lake Superior for the first time in history – Great Lakes Commission
Lake Superior is known for its pristine waters, but a combination of nutrient additions from increasing human activity (including farming and development), warming temperatures and stormy conditions have resulted in […]
Great Lakes recreational fishing is worth more than anglers spend, study finds – Great Lakes Commission
A recent study found the total amount of money spent on fishing gear, transportation and food doesn’t truly reflect the worth of a fishing trip to Great Lakes anglers, with […]
Underwater explorer Jim Kennard to feature Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario at Maritime Museum – Great Lakes Commission
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego, New York, will host “Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario – A Journey of Discovery” by Jim Kennard as part of their History Lecture […]
These 11 conservation and restoration projects win funding support in Michigan – Great Lakes Commission
A total of 33 conservation and restoration projects throughout the Great Lakes basin will receive $13.8 million in grants from the Sustain Our Great Lakes partnership, with 11 going to […]
Fish put in local river could grow up to 8-feet – Great Lakes Commission
Dozens of juvenile lake sturgeon with transmitters implanted into them were released into Ohio’s Cuyahoga River on Wednesday. The release of the surgeon into the water is a pilot project […]
NOAA taps invasive mussels to track Great Lakes pollution – Great Lakes Commission
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mussel Watch program is collecting zebra and quagga mussels at sites across the Great Lakes to measure the concentration of harmful pollutants in their […]
Great Lakes Fishery Commission to host documentary screening Oct. 9 – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission will be hosting a screening of the award-winning documentary The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery at 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Michigan’s Cheboygan […]
Feds offer $4M more to promote phosphorus-reduction strategies in western Lake Erie basin – Great Lakes Commission
State and local agencies, as well as federally recognized tribes and higher educational institutions, are encouraged to apply for new money the federal government is making available to support phosphorus-reduction […]
COMMENTARY: Congress must renew Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act – Great Lakes Commission
Every $1 in federal funding to clean up pollution and other environmental damage to the Great Lakes area yields more than $3 in economic activity, and restoration activities have bipartisan […]