| Most of their bloody activities are veiled in the dark, cold depths of Lake Superior. The invasive sea lampreys use their round, toothy mouths to attach to fish and suck their blood, often until they die. And researchers say they’re growing in numbers possibly thanks to climate change that’s warming the lake. Seventy years of.. Read more |  |
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Sea lamprey increase could be due to rising Lake Superior temperatures
EPA announces Great Lakes revitalization plan
| The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled on Sunday a $2.2 billion, five-year plan to clean up the Great Lakes. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson met with governors of states that touch the lakes to explain an “action plan” aimed at hindering invasive species such as Asian carp, cleaning up pollutants, and remediating wetlands... Read more |  |
Federal authorities make $78.5 million plan to keep Asian carp from Great Lakes
| As the invasive Asian carp species works its way nearer the Great Lakes, federal authorities presented a $78.5 million plan to prevent such an incursion. Leaders from some Great Lakes states, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies met in Washington to develop an “Asian Carp Control.. Read more |  |
DNA aids in Asian carp tracking
| Biologists are using DNA to track the Asian carp’s migration toward Lake Michigan, reports the Chicago Tribune. As the invasive species works its way nearer the Great Lakes through Illinois, the carp leave behind cells, usually from their scales and excrement, in the water. The trail of cells they emit can help researchers track.. Read more |  |