A recent study finds bighead and silver carp – two invasive fish collectively known as bigheaded carp – are capable of surviving and establishing itself in Michigan’s Saginaw Bay. Read the full story by WJBK-TV- Detroit, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200610-asian-carp
Due to safety concerns, a large storage bin built in the 1920s out in Lake Huron near Tawas, Michigan is set to be demolished this summer. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200610-gypsum-bin
As national parks nationwide grapple with when and how to safely welcome the public during a socially distanced summer, Lake Superior’s Isle Royale National Park has rolled out the latest update in its phased opening for the 2020 season. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200610-Isle-Royale
Steel production has plunged by 16.9% for the year, while steel capacity utilization is down 26 percentage points as compared to the same time last year, largely as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story by the Northwest Indiana Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200610-steel-production
Previously shut out of the Canadian federal government’s plan to rebuild its Navy and Coast Guard fleets, Heddle Shipyards now has a chance at gaining work in the multibillion-dollar project having reached a deal with British Columbia-based Seaspan Shipyards that could bring long-term work to the company’s Port Weller dry docks as well as its yards in Hamilton and Thunder Bay. Read the full story by the St. Catharines Standard.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200610-shipyard
A humpback whale that stole the hearts of Montrealers when it spent time in one of the city’s ports – far from its natural habitat – was found dead in the St. Lawrence River. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200610-whale
The Ohio Power Sitting Board approved the installations of windmills in Lake Erie, however the requirement for the windmills to shut down at night for more of the year may make the project unfeasible. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200601-wind-energy
U.S. Steel, one of Northwest Indiana’s largest employers, signed a long-term deal to provide iron ore to Algoma Steel in Ontario, Canada. Read the full story by the Northwest Indiana Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200601-iron-ore
Nature Conservancy of Canada announced the protection of 15 hectares (38 acres) of wetland and forest on Prince Edward County’s south shore. Read the full story by Prince Edward County News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200601-wetland-protected
A fisherman caught a chain pickerel near Wolfe Island in Kingston, Ontario. The invasive fish has been in New York, but hadn’t been seen on the north side of Lake Ontario. Read the full story by Global News Canada.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200601-invasive-pickerel
With the weather warming up, Wisconsinites long for days at the beach. But how safe is it when our natural areas are so crowded? Read the full story by Milwaukee Magazine.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200601-beach-crowding
Two of Seneca Lake’s most intense harmful algal blooms of 2019 occurred in the Watkins Glen marina, only a few hundred feet away from the end of the intake pipe that supplies the town’s drinking water. Read the full story by Finger Lakes 1.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200601-algal-bloom
Lake Huron Shoreline mayors in Ontario, one who reopened municipal beaches Friday and one who is reluctant to, both share health concerns should the province decide to relax COVID-19 restrictions in this region before others. Read the full story by The Sun Times.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200601-shoreline-mayors
On May 27 DEC announced its Draft Fisheries Management Plan for Inland Trout Streams in NYS is now open for public comment. The comment period closes on June 25, 2020. Read the full story by Hudson Valley 360.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200601-trout-management
Canadian energy company Enbridge is advocating for a new tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac for its Line 5 pipeline. Venture capitalist Ian Bund writes that the company’s safety-focused rhetoric is not what it seems and a spill would be catastrophic for Michigan. Read the full story by Bloomberg Law.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200601-Threat
Once as many as nine types of ciscoes roamed the Great Lakes, playing a key role in the food web before the fish largely disappeared from the lower four Great Lakes in the mid-1900s. Reintroducing cisco to the Great Lakes could also strengthen the population of several other important fish species. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200527-foodweb
The mayor of Toledo, Ohio, has frequently stated his interest in protecting Lake Erie, however when it came time to pursue an appeal of a court ruling that invalidated a Toledo city charter change that would protect the lake, the administration quietly dropped the case. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200527-lake-Toledo
The City Council in Lakewood, Ohio, recently approved a resolution allowing a resident to undertake lakeshore protection measures in hopes of staving off coastal erosion of Lake Erie. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200527-Lakewood-residents
Memorial Day weekend in Chicago is typically the start of boating and beach season, but amid the coronavirus pandemic, this year looked quite a bit different. Read the full story by WGN-TV – Chicago, IL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200527-Chicago-drone
The federal government needs to assist the fishing industry in Ontario to transition and thrive in the post-COVID-19 marketplace by including Ontario-based fish processors in programs aimed at addressing the oversupply of commercial fisheries. Read the full story by the Manitoulin Expositor.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200527-commercial-fishery
Lakes Michigan and Huron water levels have risen a little more than three inches over the past two weeks, meaning an additional 2.4 trillion gallons of water are now in the lakes. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200527-lake-levels
At least three different proposed class action lawsuits have been filed in state and federal courts on behalf of residents and business claiming losses that resulted from the Edenville Dam failure in Michigan. Read the full story by MLive.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200527-dam-failure
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking entries for the Detroit District’s 2020 photo contest, and are seeking amateur photos of Army Corps projects throughout the Great Lakes. Read the full story by WSJM – St. Joseph, MI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200527-Photo-Contest
If your building has been closed or only a few people have been using it, the water in the pipes should be flushed before you start up your business again to reduce the risk of bacterial and heavy metal contamination from stagnant water. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200527-flush-plumbing
Enbridge said Tuesday it had discovered four spots on the Line 5 oil pipeline in Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac where protective coating has worn away, leaving bare metal exposed. Read the full story by the Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200527-enbridge
Condos and cottages aren’t the only victims of high lake levels and erosion. It’s also been a rough 2020 for Illinois Beach State Park, as northeast as you can get in Illinois. Read the full story by WBEZ-Chicago, IL.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200518-erosion
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ decision in early April to suspend out-of-state fishing licenses, coupled with stay-at-home orders, essentially shut down the fishing charter business during what should have been a busy and profitable month. Read the full story by the Sandusky Register.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200518-charter-fishing
Boat sales are up in Ohio and across the country, as Americans search for socially distant fun amid the threat of the coronavirus. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200518-boat-sales
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio program appears to be coming through the coronavirus pandemic relatively unscathed, despite a recent announcement by the governor that $775 million must be cut from state spending over the next two months. Read the full story by The Toledo Blade.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200518-H2Ohio
The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation is launching the second year of its Summer Coastal Webinar Series this Wednesday. The webinar series will cover topics like invasive species, species at risk, lake levels, coastal processes. Read the full story by the Blackburn News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200518-webinars
Every few years or so, pieces of the Jennie & Annie shipwreck make an appearance on the Lake Michigan shoreline near Empire, Michigan. Pieces of the schooner have been making their slow but steady way down the coast from her resting place off Sleeping Bear Point for nearly 150 years. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200518-shipwreck
Michigan’s commercial fishing is critical infrastructure during the pandemic, yet some of its practitioners may not survive COVID-19. Read the full story by the Great Lakes Echo.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200518-Commercial-fishing
May typically marks the start of the season for cruise vacations on the Great Lakes, a burgeoning segment of the market that was shaping up to have a banner year in 2020. Read the full story by the Greater Milwaukee Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200518-Cruise
Two days of rain overwhelmed Chicago’s underground labyrinth of sewers Friday, forcing a noxious mix of sewage and stormwater into local waterways and Lake Michigan. Read the full story by the Chicago Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200518-Deep-Tunnel
As Great Lakes communities begin easing up on physical distancing, a group of scientists is peering into the bowels of our cities and towns for signs of potential flare-ups. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200518-wastewater
Great Lakes water levels are shattering high records and the experts agree there is rather little that can be done to change that — the environment is almost entirely in control. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200518-water-levels
In 2021 Navy Pier will be home to Chicago’s newest marina. Navy Pier Marina will be the first marina on Lake Michigan to exclusively offer short term, transient docking facilities with immediate access to The People’s Pier dining, shopping and entertainment. Read the full story by WITI-TV-Milwaukee, WI.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200511-Navy-Pier
May is typically a huge month for hunting and guiding businesses. Coronavrius shut-down restrictions will prevent most of that business from happening this year. Read the full story by Crain’s Detroit Business.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200511-fly-fishing
The walleye are out there, but Lake Erie charter boats not willing to engage in rule-breaking haven’t been; that is scheduled to change in Ohio on Tuesday. Read the full story by the Columbus Dispatch.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200511-Erie-charter
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and concerns for employee safety, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will not collect lake sturgeon or muskellunge eggs this spring. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200511-DNR-stocking
PFAS compounds have been detected in Milwaukee Estuary, which was designated as an Area Of Concern. Thirteen locations in the Milwaukee, Menomonee and Kinnickinnic Rivers, along with the inner and outer harbors, and one location in Lake Michigan, were sampled for 35 different PFAS compounds. Read the full story by the Wisconsin Examiner.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200511-PFAS-milwaukee
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $795 million contract to Marinette, Wisconsin based Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corp. for detail design and construction of its FFG(X) class of guided-missile frigates. Read the full story by the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200511-Navy-contract
A new Rochester Institute of Technology study estimated that Lake Erie includes 381 metric tons of plastic – more than 50 times greater than the previous estimates at the surface. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200511-plastic
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission recently approved its 2020 Lake Erie Protection & Restoration Plan. The plan reflects the state of Ohio’s strategic priorities for the next two years to protect, preserve, and restore Lake Erie and its watershed. Read the full story by The News-Herald.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200511-Erie-Protection
Lake Michigan and Lake Huron have broken water records as predicted, and the levels are expected to rise further in the coming months. Read the full story by the Associated Press.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200511-water-level
After 17 months the Harpersfield, Ohio Lamprey Barrier construction is complete, said U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read the full story by the Star Beacon.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200414-lamprey-barrier
Even as the federal government is spending trillions of dollars to boost the economy shut down by the COVID-19 virus, Congress has moved to increase funding for the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Great Lakes Now.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200414-funding-boost
Winds up to 45 mph, with gusts up to 55 mph on Monday, brought monster waves to the shore of Lake Erie. Read the full story by The Plain Dealer.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200414-monster-waves
Presque Isle State Park is temporarily closed to the public because of high winds, high waves and the likelihood of flooding. The park closed Monday at noon and expects to remain closed through Tuesday. Read the full story by Erie Times-News.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200414-Presque-Isle
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore has suspended overnight island use until at least June 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The northern Wisconsin islands in Lake Superior, just off the shore of Cornucopia and Bayfield, will remain open for day use from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Read the full story by the Duluth News-Tribune.
Great Lakes Commission
https://www.glc.org/dailynews/20200414-island-use
