Editorial: Quicker solution to Asian carp is now possible- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/18/2012 - 06:45 ] # Let's talk sooner rather than later. That's the upshot of what should
be viewed as a positive move by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last
week. As the Corps develops a recommendation to stop Asian carp from
entering the Great Lakes, it will open up the process to the public much
sooner than originally planned. This is rather remarkable. First,
the Corps seems to be conceding that the short list of ways to
permanently protect the lakes can be compiled sooner rather than later.
Second, it is letting the public, and Congress, dive into the
decision-making discussion much earlier than it would have otherwise. more...
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Tours teach lake history, research- Editor H2ONotes [ 5/18/2012 - 06:44 ] # PUT-IN-BAY --Tourists at Put-in-Bay can learn about Ohio history and
the important Lake Erie research conducted at The Ohio State's Stone
Laboratory by taking a tour of Gibraltar Island this summer. Science
and History Tours of the 6.5-acre island in Put-in-Bay harbor are from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays from June 20 through Aug. 15. Groups
will take guided tours of the island, including Perry's Lookout, the
glacial grooves, Stone Lab buildings and the outside of Cooke Castle.
The second part of the tour will focus on the Lake Erie research
currently underway at Stone Lab. more...
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Great Lakes lamprey will be baked into a dish fit for a queen- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/30/2012 - 06:45 ] #  Sea lamprey may be one of the most hated species in the Great Lakes,
but it's a key ingredient in a traditional English pie that will be
given to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II for her Diamond Jubilee in June.
But
because the eel-like creatures are now a protected species in England,
the City of Gloucester, which has given the pie as a gift to the monarch
since the Middle Ages, made a request for the lamprey to the Great
Lakes Fishery Commission, which was only too happy to supply them.
Unfortunately, the English need only a few to make the pie. more...
Environment Other
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Michigan city creek barrier to keep invasive eel out of Lake Michigan- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/24/2012 - 06:43 ] # MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — Efforts to
keep an invasive species out of Lake Michigan will get a boost from a
new barrier set up along a Michigan City creek. The
sea lamprey barrier installed along Trail Creek is a collaboration
between the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the Great Lakes
Fishery Commission, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Army Corps of Engineers. The
barrier is designed to keep sea lamprey from moving to spawning areas
and will trap those that try to move through, The Times in Munster
reported (http://bit.ly/HXr3Rs ). The
sea lamprey is native to the Atlantic but arrived in the Great Lakes
more than 75 years ago via seaways. The eel-like fish attaches itself to
healthy fish and sucks fluids from them. One sea lamprey can destroy more than 40 pounds of fish during its lifetime. more...
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Speaker to urge stronger water protections- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/20/2012 - 07:02 ] # A prominent environmental lawyer who urges greater protection for our
lakes and rivers will be keynote speaker Thursday evening at the local
Sierra Club’s 14th annual environmental forum.Jim
Olson, who practices law in northern Michigan, believes that threats to
the Great Lakes and other waterways necessitate new state laws to
protect them from commercial exploitation and pollution. more...
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Lake's ecosystem continues to change- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/17/2012 - 07:37 ] # I recently had a discussion with a few local
anglers about salmon fishing in Owen Sound Bay. The theories and ideas
among this small group of individuals had me pounding my head in
disbelief. Excuses for the poor fishing ranged from cormorants to
commercial netting. The fact is, to some extent they were all wrong. The
food web in Lake Huron has undergone a drastic change in recent years
and the major reason for this can be directly attributed to invasive
species. I recently attended a meeting between local and regional MNR
representatives and a collection of sportsmen who make up the local
Community Fisheries and Wildlife Involvement Program (CFWIP) clubs.
Present at this meeting was MNR management biologist Arunas Liskauskas,
who represents the Upper Great Lakes Management Unit. During the
meeting, Liskauskas gave an informative presentation on the Huron food
web and the impacts invasive species have had on the fisheries that we
as local anglers have become accustomed to. I will try to summarize a
few of the points to shed some light on the situation in Lake
Huron/Georgian Bay. more...
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Effort at Lake Superior beach aims to help Wisconsin's rarest bird- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/17/2012 - 07:33 ] # If you build it, or at least keep dogs and gulls away, they will come. That’s
the hope along a swath of Lake Superior shoreline in Douglas County
this summer under a federally funded program to restore piping plovers,
Wisconsin’s rarest bird. The St. Louis River Alliance is organizing the effort under a five-year, $250,000 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The
diminutive shorebird is seen on occasion passing through the Twin
Ports, but no confirmed plover nesting has occurred here in more than 25
years. more...
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Michigan, Ohio officials to tackle Lake Erie algae threat to fish, tourism- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/10/2012 - 05:49 ] # TRAVERSE CITY -- Officials in Michigan and Ohio agreed last week to
cooperate more closely to find solutions to massive algae blooms in Lake
Erie, a deadly threat to fish and a turn-off for tourists. Delegations
from both states, including their top environmental protection
officials, said Wednesday that they will push harder for reductions in
phosphorus discharges from farms, waste-treatment plants and other
sources while sharing ideas and supporting research. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency pledged technical and financial assistance. more...
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Shallow harbors are sinking Great Lakes tourism- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/6/2012 - 06:17 ] # A $200-million backlog in unfunded Great Lakes dredging and
maintenance projects has left many Great Lakes harbors so shallow, they
create safety hazards and hurt Michigan's tourism industry. Lack
of regular maintenance could leave recreational boaters in search of a
safe harbor or unable to get boats across a sand-filled harbor entrance. Even if boaters aren't in peril, they tend to avoid shallow harbors where the depth is uncertain, causing serious financial losses to local businesses and the state's tourism industry in general, tourism officials say. more...
Environment
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Buoy that could determine viability of offshore wind farm to head back out to Lake Michigan- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/6/2012 - 06:13 ] # Wednesday state regulators and researchers will head about 35 miles
west of Muskegon, near the Michigan-Wisconsin border in Lake Michigan.
There they’ll survey the bottom of Lake Michigan to make sure there are
no historic artifacts in the way when a floating research platform drops
anchor there (likely) later this week.
Arn Boezaart heads the Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center. Last year the center operated the buoy only 4 miles offshore.
This year it’ll collect first of its kind data that’ll likely determine
whether an offshore wind farm is viable in the middle of Lake Michigan. more...
Environment Wind
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More algae, more problems- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/6/2012 - 06:12 ] # The mild winter could mean a spring and summer where algae blooms are
a bigger problem than usual in Lake Ontario and other local waterways. Last
week, Color Brighton Green held a presentation on local water quality
issues. Charles Knauf, the department's chief water quality analyst,
told the crowd that algae tends to be worse in years when there are no
big winter storms to disrupt algae growth. "I got called out on two algae blooms already, and it's not even April," he said. Both involved inland water bodies. more...
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Lake Erie: can toxic algae blooms be limited?- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/3/2012 - 07:10 ] #  PORT CLINTON -- Toxic blue-green algae was so thick in some spots
last year that Jerry Abele's boat slowed down at times when he was
crossing Lake Erie.
Anglers had trouble catching fish through the
masses of algae, said Abele, who owns Head Hunter Charters in Danbury
Township. 2011 was the worst year on record for the toxic algae, and
blooms stretched into the Central Basin, farther than ever found before. Phosphorus
running into the lake's tributaries is the culprit, and scientists have
identified agriculture as the main source. Other sources include
combined sewer overflows of untreated sewage dumping into the lake and
its tributaries during big storms. more...
Environment
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Stop trying to control Great Lakes levels, panel says- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/2/2012 - 07:20 ] #  A
U.S.-Canadian advisory panel ended a five-year study Wednesday with
a recommendation against large-scale engineering projects to prevent
swings in Great Lakes water levels, saying people across the region
should adapt to nature's ups and downs. The $14.6-million
investigation concluded that trying to control levels by placing more
structures at choke points such as the St. Clair River at the south end
of Lake Huron would be too expensive and damage the environment. more...
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Scientists play down price tag on invasive species in Great Lakes- Editor H2ONotes [ 4/2/2012 - 07:19 ] # A new U.S. report says foreign species carried into the Great Lakes
by ships are causing tens of millions of dollars in damage to the
ecosystem. However, Canadian experts are questioning the
figures, saying you cannot easily put a price on damages caused by
invasive species. While they say the problem is real, the lakes are in
no danger of dying anytime soon. The report states that an
average of $138 million in annual damages are made to the Great Lakes
from ship-borne invaders, but that the figure could reach more than $800
million a year. These foreign species are said to originate from the
ballast of ships — water that is taken aboard vessels to stabilize the
load. more...
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With gobies on the menu, snake species rebounds- Editor H2ONotes [ 3/29/2012 - 07:10 ] # Gobies, a despised invasive fish, are helping the endangered Lake Erie water snake make a comeback - by being dinner. "I think it's kind of ironic," Ronald Brooks, of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, said Wednesday. "Invasive species are considered to be a major threat to native species diversity but in this case it worked the opposite way." Last
year the snake, which is found only on a bunch of Lake Erie islands,
including Pelee Island, and in Ohio, was removed from the U.S.
endangered species list. It had been listed as threatened. In Canada, COSEWIC reviews the status of species every 10 years and the last look at the endangered snake was in 2006. more...
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