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A recent study found the total amount of money spent on fishing gear, transportation and food doesn’t truly reflect the worth of a fishing trip to Great Lakes anglers, with anglers willing to spend $100 more than the actual cost. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
A new drone technology is set to make big waves in Pollution Probe’s mission to clean the Great Lakes of plastic waste and it’s starting in Ontario’s Lake Simcoe. Read the full story by Global News.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Mussel Watch program is collecting zebra and quagga mussels at sites across the Great Lakes to measure the concentration of harmful pollutants in their tissue. A report will serve to identify areas with high levels of harmful chemicals. Read the full story by Great Lakes Echo.
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission will be hosting a screening of the award-winning documentary The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery at 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Michigan’s Cheboygan Opera House. The Fish Thief tells the true story of the fight to save the Great Lakes fishery from one of the most destructive invasive species: the sea lamprey. Read the full story by the Cheboygan Daily Tribune.
Dozens of juvenile lake sturgeon with transmitters implanted into them were released into Ohio’s Cuyahoga River on Wednesday. The release of the surgeon into the water is a pilot project for a larger goal of reintroducing the endangered fish into the waterway. Read the full story by WJW-TV – Cleveland, OH.
Lake Superior is known for its pristine waters, but a combination of nutrient additions from increasing human activity (including farming and development), warming temperatures and stormy conditions have resulted in more frequent blooms of potentially harmful algae. Read the full story by The Conversation.
A total of 33 conservation and restoration projects throughout the Great Lakes basin will receive $13.8 million in grants from the Sustain Our Great Lakes partnership, with 11 going to Michigan. Read the full story by Second Wave Media.
State and local agencies, as well as federally recognized tribes and higher educational institutions, are encouraged to apply for new money the federal government is making available to support phosphorus-reduction outreach and technical assistance efforts in the western Lake Erie basin. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum in Oswego, New York, will host “Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario – A Journey of Discovery” by Jim Kennard as part of their History Lecture Series on Sunday, October 20th at 1:30pm. Kennard will dive into some of the most important shipwrecks discovered in Lake Ontario by his team and shipwreck peers. Read the full story by Oswego County Today.
Every $1 in federal funding to clean up pollution and other environmental damage to the Great Lakes area yields more than $3 in economic activity, and restoration activities have bipartisan support. Passing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 will not only reverse the environmental harms of the past, but is also a critical investment in the future of Great Lakes communities. Read the full story by the Chicago Sun Times.
Robert Grieger from Beausejour, MB, is facing a serious issue with Manitoba Crop Insurance after discovering toxic white cockle in his hay field. It is poisonous to cattle and horses, rendering the crop unusable. Read More
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