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- — February 28, 2011
Conditions in Grand Calumet River AOC improving, researcher says

While surveying the Grand Calumet River in 1988, Thomas Simon found a deformed fish he later named Blinky. The fish was named as such for a striking abnormality: he was[…]

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- — December 8, 2010
Big invasive threats can come in microscopic packages, study asserts

Species such as the behemoth Asian carp and prolific, lake-bottom-blanketing zebra mussel might be some of the most conspicuous Great Lakes invaders, but a new study says scientists should focus[…]

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- — December 6, 2010
$1 million grant will expedite Boardman River dam removal project

A dam removal project along the Boardman River can begin next spring thanks to a $1 million grant from the Great Lakes Fishery Trust. The grant will fund[…]

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- — November 29, 2010
Invasive mussels may worsen avian botulism outbreaks

Lake Michigan experienced a particularly severe outbreak of avian botulism this year, resulting in greater wildlife fatalities and lasting longer than other recent occurrences. The last notable die-off in Lake[…]

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