The Great Lakes Calendar features events from around the region that may be of interest to Great Lakes stakeholders, with a focus on professional conferences and events relevant to research, science, policy, and education. If you have an event you would like to publicize, please submit it below!
Walleye is an important Lake Erie species, supporting both commercial and recreational fisheries. Management agencies need ways to identify how local spawning populations contribute to the lake-wide fish population, so they can continue to keep Lake Erie’s walleye fisheries naturally reproducing and sustainable.
The Great Lakes Water Quality Board (WQB) of the International Joint Commission (IJC) is hosting a public webinar to provide information and answer questions about the board's recent report: Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Facilities in the Great Lakes Basin.
Learn about chemical contaminants in Lake Erie, their impact on human and ecosystem health and what is being done about them.
On May 11, 2022, the University of Michigan - Dearborn will host the 2022 State of the Strait meeting titled “Contaminated Sediment Remediation in the Detroit and Rouge Rivers: Legacy, Present State, and Approaches to Collaborative Financing.”
Join the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 14-20, 2022, for the annual Great Lakes research conference. In 2022, IAGLR will hold its annual Conference on Great Lakes as part of the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, which brings together sister organizations of the Consortium of Aquatic Scientific Societies.
Mark your calendars for the Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 16-20, 2022. The meeting is organized by the Consortium of Aquatic Science Societies (CASS), comprised of 9 groups representing various interests within the aquatic science realm.
Aquaculture is a growing industry in Ohio and the Great Lakes region, providing farm-raised seafood ranging from crawfish to walleye. And just like land-based farms, fish farmers spend a lot of time making sure their animals are healthy.
The City of Toledo and the local organizing committee welcome you to ICTC 12 to be held at University of Toledo! This rendition of ICTC will be a joint effort with the Interdisciplinary Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms Workshop.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), in partnership with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presents the Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC) Conference.
The Great Lakes groundwater and surface water resources are connected, but there are gaps in coordinating and integrating how they are modeled and managed.
Ever wonder what types of businesses produce or harvest fish in your state? Or how you can find them? Take a five-minute tour of six different businesses you can find on the Great Lakes Fresh Fish Finder to discover the answer!
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission will hold a public Annual Meeting June 1-2, 2022, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. At this meeting, the public can learn about and discuss developments in the Great Lakes fishery. Commissioners and the U.S. and Canadian Committees of Advisors will hold meetings here as well.
The Great Lakes Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species will be meeting online this June for our annual spring meeting.
Please plan to join us for the 2022 Great Lakes Commission Semiannual Meeting, currently scheduled to be held June 7-9, 2022, in Green Bay, Wisconsin (subject to change).
Dr. Suzanne Gray at The Ohio State University is linking walleye vision, murky waters from harmful algal blooms and lure colors to determine the impacts algal blooms can have on visual hunters like walleye and on the success of Lake Erie’s sportfishing industry.
A free, one-hour livestream conversation with world-renowned water activist Maude Barlow. FLOW Executive Director Liz Kirkwood will lead the discussion with Ms. Barlow, following a video tribute by FLOW founder Jim Olson. Audience questions will be encouraged.
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in-person meeting will be held in St. Catharines, Ontario on June 22-24.
Seven years after being launched in Chicago, the premier Great Lakes Economic Forum, hosted by the Council of the Great Lakes Region, is returning to the city to showcase the region’s socioeconomic and environmental strengths and assets and engage regional public, private, and non-profit sector leaders on strategic global, continental and regional issues impacting the bi-national Great Lakes region’s long-term competitiveness and sustainability.
Stone Laboratory and Ohio Sea Grant at The Ohio State University will host a live web event for NOAA’s annual HABs Forecast for western Lake Erie on June 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET.
Dredging operations are a crucial part in maintaining navigation channels. Historically, dredged material has been stored in confined disposal facilities (CDFs), particularly when the material is determined to be contaminated. Due to the limited space currently available within CDFs nationwide, new methods for sediment placement and use are currently being investigated.