Tag: Lake Erie
Scientists want to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes. Here’s why it matters
Research suggests the concentration of microplastics in Lake Erie rivals the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The particles are present in all five Great Lakes, but there’s no coordinated, regionwide effort […]
Ice fishing returns to Lake Erie after years of thin ice and open water
Ice fishing has not been possible on Presque Isle Bay off the coast of Erie, Pennsylvania, for the past three years as the winters have been too warm and ice […]
Lake Erie walleye, perch management
The binational Lake Erie Committee is composed of fishery managers from the lake’s five bordering jurisdictions to set the total allowable catches for each year as part of a coordinated […]
Lake Erie had 95% ice cover this winter. What it means for the environment
Scientists say ice on the Great Lakes helps to combat erosion, lake effect snow and algal blooms. Read the full story by CBC News.
Walking on water: Tales of perilous treks across frozen Lake Erie to Canada
Two friends walked across a frozen Lake Erie to Long Point, Ontario, in February 1977. Two more men made a similar crossing that month. Three others made the trek in […]