Tag: invasive
Can you eat invasive mussels?
Can we eat our way out of the Great Lakes mussel invasion? Viewers have asked us if invasive quagga and zebra mussels are edible, so we looked into it. The […]
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Endangered spectaclecase mussels reintroduced into the Chippewa River
By Ada Tussing
To combat the population loss of spectaclecase mussels, researchers with both the Minnesota and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released over 177 mussels into the Chippewa River in Northwest Wisconsin.
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Facing growing water chestnut infestation, Ogdensburg pushes for federal eradication plan
Officials from Ogdensburg, New York, are urging federal lawmakers to support a multi-year eradication program targeting invasive water chestnut in the St. Lawrence and Oswegatchie rivers. Read the full story […]
What will it take to stop invasive mussels?
Invasive quagga mussels have taken over the lakes, severely threatening native species like whitefish. So what can we do? Researchers like Harvey Bootsma are exploring different ways to control mussel […]
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New lamprey control tactics to expand across Great Lakes tributaries
Great Lakes fishery managers are moving a suite of new sea lamprey control tools into broader use after early tests sharply reduced reproduction of the invasive predator in several rivers. […]