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Asian Carp Canada GLIN Site of the Month

<> Asian Carp Canada GLIN Site of the Month - Asian Carp Canada, built and maintained by the Invasive Species Centre, has been selected to be the Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) Site of the Month for March 2015

Stabenow vows to fight for Great Lakes funding, pipeline review

<> Stabenow vows to fight for Great Lakes funding, pipeline review - Stabenow said she is not satisfied with ongoing efforts to bolster the public trust in a set of more than 60-year-old pipelines carrying petroleum under water in the Straits of Mackinac -- Citing advanced technology available to automatically stop the flow of oil through a pipeline in the event of a rupture or spill as one example, she said it's time to take precautionary action against such a threat to the Great Lakes. Michigan Petroleum Pipeline Task Force website

When invasive Asian carp look for love in all the right places

<> When invasive Asian carp look for love in all the right places - Only 10 Asian carp needed to establish population in Great Lakes Landmarking and strong Allee thresholds - Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Lake Michigan salmon populations remain strong, study shows

<> Lake Michigan salmon populations remain strong, study shows - MDNR northern Lake Michigan fisheries supervisor Dave Boyarski says experts from across the region are seeing the salmon taking a firm hold of the ecosystem and breeding without the help of the hatcheries.

Council of Great Lakes Governors' COMPASS Newsletter

<> Council of Great Lakes Governors' COMPASS Newsletter - A Message from Council Chair Michigan Governor Rick Snyder; States and Provinces Unite to Fight AIS; and more. . .

Graham announces 7 seed grants for studies of adaptation to Great Lakes water-level changes

<> Graham announces 7 seed grants for studies of adaptation to Great Lakes water-level changes - The U-M Graham Sustainability Institute announced seven grants, totaling $70,000, to U.S. and Canadian researchers who will use the $10,000, six-month planning grants to study policy options and management actions available to residents, businesses and government officials in shoreline communities impacted by Great Lakes water-level fluctuations.