Lake Scientist

- — August 30, 2010
Minnesota officials on ‘high alert’ for zebra mussels

Invasive zebra mussels are becoming a growing concern for Minnesota lakes. Twenty of the state’s lakes are now infested with the invasive mussels, according to Luke Skinner, supervisor of the[…]

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- — August 27, 2010
ODNR studies water current’s influence on walleye hatch with Lake Erie buoy

An Ohio Department of Natural Resources project is investigating possible causes for the decline in walleye hatch sizes in Lake Erie. As we reported earlier this month, preliminary July trawls[…]

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- — August 27, 2010
Product Spotlight: SonTek Argonaut XR

SonTek acoustic Doppler current meters are ideal for lake current monitoring applications. The Argonaut-XR is designed for shallow water current monitoring in lakes, rivers, channels, ports, and coastal waters. Its[…]

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- — August 25, 2010
Thick algal mats sighted at Lake Tahoe

Lake clarity near the shores of Lake Tahoe has succumbed to a noticeable degree of bio-fouling as of late. Thick mats of algae have coated many of the rocks along[…]

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