Some of the best surfing is possible during those icy, windy months before the lakes freeze over. Those willing to face the frost actually help boost beachside communities. Read the […]
The Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act, introduced by Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted and Michigan Democratic Senator Gary Peters, has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives after […]
Buffalo will welcome its first Great Lakes cruise ship on May 27 when a 250-passenger American Cruise Lines ship pulls into the Erie Basin Marina for an eight-hour stopover and […]
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s attempt to shut down a pipeline segment called Line 5 – which runs beneath a channel linking two of the […]
The Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota, is laying plans to work as a partner in an effort to restore lake sturgeon to the St. Louis River, a waterway that […]
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and a Great Lakes freighter recently teamed up for an impressive training day on Lake Michigan. The crew of M/V James R. Barker, a 1,004-foot cargo-hauling […]
The Great Lakes region, currently struggling with drought, is now threatened by energy-hungry facilities – but some residents are fighting back. Read the full story by The Guardian.
The Grand Rapids Public Museum and John Ball Zoo have been awarded a grant from the Great Lakes Fishery Trust to support sonar technology for the detection of adult sturgeon. […]
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a series of natural resource and conservation measures this week, including legislation on marine debris and Great Lakes fisheries research. Read the […]
Scientists agree on the source of Great Lakes microplastics pollution: people. What remains far less clear is how microplastics move through the system, where they collect, and why some waters […]
Earlier this week, the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network announced an interactive mapping tool to help protect Michigan anglers looking to reel in a meal. Read the full story by […]