Aquatic Invasive Species

Advice on Parties' Draft Priorities for Science (2020-2022)

Effects of Climate Change, Threats from Invasive Species and Binational Coordination are Top Concerns for Lake Superior Region’s Residents

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Crowdsourced Science Helps Identify Invasive Species Captured in Videos

A pilot project by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to get more eyes on footage recorded at the bottom of the Great Lakes has shown promise, as viewers help pick out sightings of invasive species and provide some basic geological identification.

FishPass: An Innovative Project to Pass Desirable Fish and Block Invasive Species

Construction may begin as soon as 2020 on FishPass, a first-of-its-kind fish sorting system to be constructed in the Boardman River in downtown Traverse City, Michigan.

Great Lakes Commission, International Joint Commission and Great Lakes Fishery Commission endorse Invasive Mussel Collaborative

The Great Lakes Commission, International Joint Commission and Great Lakes Fishery Commission today announced their endorsement of the Invasive Mussel Collaborative (IMC) as the Great Lakes Basin’s go-to forum for identifying priority solutions to the persistent invasive mussels problems facing the…

Experiments Hope to Control Invasive Mussel Population on Reef

Lake Michigan’s Good Harbor Reef has been plagued with avian botulism and excessive amounts of algae since invasive zebra and quagga mussels settled onto its rocky floor in the late 1980s-early ’90s.

Step In and Speak Out for the Great Lakes in 2019

Across the Great Lakes region, residents overwhelmingly value the lakes and everything they provide – recreationally, economically and aesthetically. In binational polls taken by an IJC board, in person, and in letters and emails, citizens have expressed a deep caring for and desire to protect the…

Great Lakes Restoration Conference Heads to Detroit

The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition hosts its annual Great Lakes Conference from May 8-9 in Detroit, Michigan. The annual conference brings together more than 300 Great Lakes advocates, scientists, citizens and government leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities in the ongoing…

Hands-on Learning Leads to Great Lakes Stewards

Inland Seas Education Association (ISEA) is one of many organizations around the Great Lakes that provides educational opportunities for individuals to develop a personal relationship with the waters. From teachers and students to individuals and families, the Suttons Bay, Michigan-based nonprofit…

Looking for Ways to Fight Invasive Crayfish

Invasive crayfish have been calling the Great Lakes home for decades. Researchers are looking into ways to keep them in check, get a full account of existing populations and see what species and range expansions could be coming.