NOAA seeks public input on WI/Lake Michigan national marine sanctuary proposal

<> NOAA seeks public input on WI/Lake Michigan national marine sanctuary proposal - NOAA is asking for the public's input on a proposed national marine sanctuary to protect historic shipwrecks in a section of Lake Michigan along the Wisconsin coast. The area was proposed to NOAA with broad community support -- meetings: Nov. 17, 18, 19; public comment period closes on Jan. 15, 2016. Wisconsin – Lake Michigan's maritime heritage resources

Asian carp recommendations could take 4 more years

<> Asian carp recommendations could take 4 more years - Nearly two years after the release of a landmark report on alternatives for keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, federal officials told members of Congress on Wednesday it could be another four years before recommendations for stopping the invasive species at a key chokepoint outside Chicago, Ill., are ready. Stabenow: 4 more years of Asian carp study not fast enough

MI Senators Stabenow, Peters, Rep. Kildee Call for Newly Elected Canadian Prime Minister to Stop Storage of Nuclear Waste on Great Lakes

<> MI Senators Stabenow, Peters, Rep. Kildee Call for Newly Elected Canadian Prime Minister to Stop Storage of Nuclear Waste on Great Lakes - The previous Canadian administration said a decision on whether or not to move forward with the construction of a repository would be made by December 2.

New saltie on Great Lakes is first with onboard ballast treatment

<> New saltie on Great Lakes is first with onboard ballast treatment - Fednav, Canada's largest Great Lakes shipping fleet, took delivery this week of the first Great Lakes-bound saltie with a permanent, on-board ballast water treatment system.

A scientific panel weighs in on fish farming

<> A scientific panel weighs in on fish farming - A report on fish farming in the Great Lakes suggests Michigan should move carefully if it allows the industry to start up -- Canadians raise millions of trout in Lake Huron every year and some people want Michigan to do the same -- fish farms are proposed for the Bay de Noch near Escanaba, and in Lake Huron near Roger's City -- the main concern scientists have about pollution from these farms is phosphorus, a nutrient plants need

Great Lakes Commission supports action to protect the region from new invasive species

<> Great Lakes Commission supports action to protect the region from new invasive species - The Great Lakes Commission supports action proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take preventive measures to protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River region from damaging invasive species and to list ten fish and one crayfish species under a federal law that prohibits the importation and transport of harmful, non-native wildlife.

Final Report on the Lake Huron Restoration Regional Meetings

<> Final Report on the Lake Huron Restoration Regional Meetings - Keystone Policy Center report on meetings held this past spring in Bay City, Port Huron, Alpena, and Sault Ste. Marie