A malfunctioning research buoy from the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve in Superior, Wisconsin, was rescued by the RV Blue Heron during a July trip shared by several area scientists. The buoy measures levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
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