Tag Archives: Great Lakes
Former chief of fisheries for Michigan DNR John Robertson,receives C.D. “Buzz” Besadny Award
The C.D. “Buzz” Besadny Award is named for the former Wisconsin DNR secretary and 
chair who epitomized the role of the partnerships in fisheries management. Such cooperation is particularly important in the Great Lakes basin as eight states, the Canadian province of Ontario, and U.S. tribes work with federal agencies and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to manage the shared fishery. continued@grandhaventribune
Cormorants – A problem on our local marshes?
Medina Journal-Register – This destruction of the environment became more evident to me in recent years when I went on a few fishing trips to the Cape Vincent area of the St Lawrence. Not only were the birds everywhere but their 
white crap covered the islands where they nested and had eliminated all vegetation. It turned my stomach to see it and you didn’t want to get down wind of these areas. continued
First of nine new COAST GUARD Hero Class vessels unveiled in Sarnia
RCMP officials have a new tool to stop crossborder smuggling and human trafficking across the Great Lakes. Canada’s Fisheries and Oceans Minister Keith Ashfield unveiled the first of nine new Hero Class mid-shore patrol vessels in a ceremony at the Sarnia Government Dock Tuesday. continued
‘Plausible’ that Asian carp have reached Great Lakes – Laboratory analysis turned up positive hits for bighead or silver carp DNA in western Lake Erie
CBC.ca – At least some Asian carp probably have found their way into the Great Lakes, according to a scientific report released Thursday. But there’s still time to stop the dreaded invaders from becoming established and unraveling food chains that support a $7 billion fishing industry and sensitive ecosystems, the report noted. continued
EPA grant to fund sea lamprey testing. Lamprey threaten both the ecosystem and commercial fishing in the Great Lakes
LANSING — A $392,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant will pay for testing sea lamprey repellent on three to-be-named spawning streams in the state. The project is expected to be completed within the 10 years the EPA requires.
Sea lamprey are attracted to the smell of their young and repulsed by the stench of their dead, said Michael Wagner, lead researcher on the project and an assistant professor of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University. http://record-eagle.com/statenews/x1839360630/EPA-grant-to-fund-sea-lamprey-testing
