Living on the Edge: A Closer Look at Coastal Communities
Jill Wingfield of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission staff had a chance to talk about the value of the waterfront to local communities with David Ullrich, Director of the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Cities Initiative and Commissioner of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.
Mapping the Genome and Identifying Pheromones
Can the lamprey's unique genomic sequence and its distinctive body odors be used against it in the development of novel control techniques? Two complementary lines of research are progressing rapidly and could transform the sea lamprey control program in the Great Lakes.
The collapse in American eel populations has been rapid and severe, and the Great Lakes are in danger of losing a native species. Scientists and fishery managers have been working together to mount a response to this crisis before recovery becomes impossible.
Managing the Lake Huron Fishery
In the space of five years, between 2004 - 2008, Lake Huron has undergone dramatic changes that have altered the fishery and given rise to a significant paradox for fishery managers about how to best balance a changing ecosystem with competing interests in the face of uncertainty. These challenges are not limited to Lake Huron: indications are that the ecosystems of lakes Michigan and Ontario are also changing in ways that mimic the ecosystem changes seen in Lake Huron.
