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Latest science, reader perspectives and opportunities to protect the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Read the March 2020 newsletter.

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Researchers, Residents Working on New Tools for Tracking Algae in Saginaw Bay

How’s the water in Saginaw Bay? Sometimes, in the summer, it turns green along the shoreline due to harmful algal blooms, or HABs. These blooms can be filled with tiny cyanobacteria that produce toxins as they live and die. You may have heard of HABs occurring in Lake Erie.

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Hamilton Harbour-Randle Reef Restoration Entering Final Phase

Contamination dating back to the 1800s off the shore of western Lake Ontario’s Hamilton Harbour in what’s known as Randle Reef is nearing completion of its second phase of containment and cleanup.  

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E-Skin Technology Could Aid in Sea Lamprey Fight

Deteriorating dams in Great Lakes tributaries have increased the need to develop strategies that allow native and desirable fish to pass but block or remove invasive or undesirable fish.

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Tracking Small Endangered Fish to Find Winter Homes

A University of Guelph study has discovered where endangered redside dace fish go during the winter as well as their sensitivity to pollutants like road salt.

James B. Seaborn Served as IJC Chair in the 1980s

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