Tag: Lake Erie
‘Something’s not working’: Commissioners group discusses cleaning up Lake Erie – Great Lakes Commission
The County Commissioners Association of Ohio’s Joint Water Quality Task Force agreed that cleaning up the western Lake Erie watershed is falling short, but two questions have been left unanswered: […]
Climate change contributing to shift in Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms – Great Lakes Commission
Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms have started sooner and had longer peak periods over the past decade compared to earlier years, newly released data shows. Warming temperatures linked to climate […]
A Lake Erie swamp monster? Alligator sighting begs question: what else is Lake Erie hiding – Great Lakes Commission
On July 28, a fisherman caught a 10.4 pound Atlantic salmon in Lake Erie that is believed to have been stocked hundreds of miles away in Lake Huron. Then on […]
Several hundred sheepshead die along shores of Lake Erie. Here’s why – Great Lakes Commission
A sizable fish kill of freshwater drum, also known as sheepshead, has happened on portions of Lake Erie near Erie, Pennsylvania. It appeared that some of the distressed fish were […]
Experts fret as summer toll of Southwestern Ontario drownings hits 12
The heavy summer drowning toll in Southwestern Ontario underscores the need to better communicate water safety messages, some experts say. Two people drowned in Lake Erie over the weekend, in Leamington and near Turkey Point, raising the toll from that lake alone to four deaths this summer. There have also been at least eight other […]