Researchers sample Lake Superior's waters to study lake's rapid changes

<> Researchers sample Lake Superior's waters to study lake's rapid changes - This week scientists from the University of Minnesota Duluth are trying to figure out why the lake is warming, why surface ice cover is declining and why biological diversity is decreasing to the point where there's less food for fish.

Changing water levels on the Great Lakes

<> Changing water levels on the Great Lakes - Their levels change all the time, and have been down significantly for the past 16 years, but the last few years, they've changed a lot, faster than anyone would've expected.

U-M Researchers win Award for Paper on Phosphorus in Lake Erie

<> U-M Researchers win Award for Paper on Phosphorus in Lake Erie - Lead author Donald Scavia, and a team of researchers will receive the Chandler-Misener Award for the most notable paper, Assessing and addressing the re-eutrophication of Lake Erie: Central basin hypoxia, in the 2014 edition of the Journal of Great Lakes Research. [Link to the paper]

IJC seeks public comment on review of recommendations for protecting the waters of the Great Lakes

<> IJC seeks public comment on review of recommendations for protecting the waters of the Great Lakes - The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced the start of a public comment period on a consultants' review of recommendations made in the 2000 IJC report, "Protection of the Waters of the Great Lakes" – deadline June 30, 2015. 2000 IJC report, Protection of the Waters of the Great Lakes Ten Year Review of IJC Report How to Comment

Genetics Provide New Hope for Endangered Freshwater Mussels

<> Genetics Provide New Hope for Endangered Freshwater Mussels - A recent U.S. Geological Survey led study examined six species of freshwater mussels in four Great Lakes Tributaries in southwestern Ontario.

Canada and U.S. Draft Reports for Candidate Chemicals for Public Review

<> Canada and U.S. Draft Reports for Candidate Chemicals for Public Review - The 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement requires the United States and Canada to identify Chemicals of Mutual Concern (CMCs) that the two countries agree are potentially harmful to the environment or human health as a result of their presence in the waters of the Great Lakes.

Jean Michel Cousteau talks invasive carp in the Great Lakes during event at The Henry Ford

<> Jean Michel Cousteau talks invasive carp in the Great Lakes during event at The Henry Ford - He said that giving the species a new source of food would likely deter them from heading to the Great Lakes, provided it was easier to access than the food supply in the region.