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The streetlights in downtown Port Clinton, Ohio, were extinguished on Wednesday as the annual hatch of mayflies began along the shoreline of Lake Erie. Read the full story by the […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard has deployed two autonomous orange Saildrone vessels on Lake Erie as part of a larger 16-drone program to monitor the U.S.–Canada maritime border, track vessel traffic, […]
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Monroe County, Michigan, has resumed its annual summer monitoring of Lake Erie beach water quality, testing for E. coli at public swimming areas such as Luna Pier Beach and Sterling […]
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A new University of Michigan study shows harmful algal blooms produce a greater range of toxic compounds than previously known. Read the full story by the Detroit Free Press.
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Scientists at the University of Toledo in Ohio are developing a mathematical framework to aid in measuring the health of ecosystems. A grant received via the U.S. Geological Survey is helping […]
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For some grape growers along Lake Erie, disaster struck in March when global beverage company, Refresco, told them they would be terminating their contracts immediately, leaving them with a surplus […]
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Walleye season is in full swing across metro Detroit, with anglers taking to the waters along eastern Michigan to fish. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has limits for all […]
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A new report released by several Michigan state agencies says monitoring, farm conservation programs and wastewater upgrades are helping reduce phosphorus flowing into western Lake Erie, but it stops short […]
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A network of scientific buoys is being deployed across Lake Erie for the summer season to provide real-time data on wave conditions, water temperature, wind, and water quality for boaters, […]
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After it is deployed later this month, a new weather buoy in Lake Erie off the shore of Buffalo, New York, will measure wind speed, air temperature, wave height, water […]