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Is asthma in northwest Ohio due to the Lake Erie algal bloom?
Airborne toxins from the annual harmful algal bloom on Lake Erie are the subject of two studies by researchers at the University of Toledo. The studies are the first of their kind in the Great Lakes. Read the full story by the Port Clinton News Herald.
PFBC opens new research facility in Erie to help study lake
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) opened a new research facility for local biologists to conduct proper lab testing on Lake Erie’s native species and learn more about them. Read the full story by WJET-TV – Erie, PA.
Burbot fishing booms in Michigan, worrying researchers and anglers that the species is faltering
As fishing for burbot, a native Great Lakes fish species, has grown increasingly popular, anglers and researchers believe the population is disappearing. Researchers say invasive zebra mussels siphoning nutrients from the water are to blame. Read the full story by WJBK-TV – Detroit, MI.
Reconnecting with water by traditional Anishinaabe canoeing
A recent grant aims to support waterway navigation training and cultural reconnection to Anishinaabe canoeing for the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Read the full story by the Duluth News Tribune.
Lake Erie island lab celebrates 100 years of biological science
The Ohio State University and Ohio Sea Grant program are celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the Franz Theodore Stone Laboratory through an open house this weekend. The lab, which moved to its current location on Gibraltar Island in 1925, dates to the late 1800s, making it the oldest freshwater biological field station in the country. Read the full story by MLive.
Sewer District proposes a fix to combined sewage overflows that shut down Edgewater Beach 3 times this summer
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is studying how to prevent the release of untreated water and sewage into Lake Erie which occurred three times this summer at the waters of Edgewater Beach. Read the full story by WEWS-TV – Cleveland, OH.
Construction begins on Milwaukee’s $17 million cruise ship dock. Here’s what to know
Construction is underway on Milwaukee’s $17 million South Shore Cruise Dock, which will be Milwaukee’s third designated cruise dock. It will have the capacity to serve the Great Lakes’ largest cruise ships and is expected to open ahead of the 2026 cruise season, which in Milwaukee typically starts in April or early May and runs through October. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Michigan Maritime Museum to host lecture on lake sturgeon restoration
The Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven will host a presentation this month on a major effort to restore lake sturgeon to the Big Manistee River. Read the full story by WSJM – Benton Harbor, MI.
Agencies search for source of newly discovered Clinton River pollution
Environmental agencies are searching for the source of pollution that has created two contaminated hot spots in the lower Clinton River. Samples taken in 2017 and 2019 showed high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from two sites in the lower Clinton River in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Read the full story by The Detroit News.
Great Lakes Cheese halts wastewater discharge amid fish die-off investigation
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation confirmed the Great Lakes Cheese factory in Franklinville, New York, was not in compliance with its discharge permit and has paused discharges from its wastewater treatment facility following a significant fish kill on Ischua Creek last week. Read the full story by WGRZ-TV – Buffalo, NY.