Great Lakes Echo Water

Trump’s budget would devastate sea lamprey control in Great Lakes

3 min read

By Maya Moore 
If Congress approves President Donald Trump’s proposal to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the operations and science budget of the U.S. Geological Survey, the scale and intensity of Great Lakes environmental restoration will be significantly diminished, experts say.   Among the programs that could be dismantled entirely is the 70-year-old program to control sea lampreys, an exotic parasitic fish that attacks game fish and has caused billions of dollars in damage to Great Lakes fisheries.

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Owen Sound Sun Times Sports

Owen Sound Attack rookies and hopefuls take to the ice in Shallow Lake

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They’re chasing salmon in Owen Sound, and in nearby Shallow Lake, hockey players are chasing dreams. With the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre still undergoing a massive renovation, the Owen Sound Attack opened rookie camp inside the Shallow Lake and District Community Centre on Monday. Thirty-eight players got the invite to the two-day camp at […]