Ohio Sea Grant recently completed another successful season deploying its trash-trapping robots – BeBot and PixieDrone – through partnerships with the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC) and funding and support provided by Midwest retailer Meijer.
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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have become a regular phenomenon across the Great Lakes, posing threats to both freshwater ecosystems and human health, particularly in Lake Erie’s Western Basin. It’s a big, complex problem that can’t be solved by a single scientific study or project. Collaboration is needed.
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Boaters, volunteers, and natural resource professionals across Ohio came together this summer to protect local waters from aquatic invasive species (AIS) during the 2025 Great Lakes AIS Landing Blitz.
‘Landing Blitz’ targets invasive species on the Great Lakes-Erie Read More »
The H2Ohio Wetland Monitoring Program, implemented by the Lake Erie and Aquatic Research Network (LEARN), released of its 2024 annual report, showcasing the effectiveness of wetland restoration efforts across Ohio to reduce nutrient pollution and mitigate harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Lake Erie and other state water bodies.
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This summer, the Ohio State University’s island campus on Lake Erie, Stone Lab, will again offer science and history tours of Gibraltar Island and the South Bass Island Lighthouse, as well as weekly Put-in-Bay Science Days.
Put-in-Bay Science Days will be free events open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays from June 6 to Aug. 29.
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Ohio Sea Grant, on behalf of Ohio State University, The University of Toledo, and the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), has released the 2024 research findings update for the statewide Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI), which seeks solutions for harmful algal blooms in Ohio.
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Ohio Sea Grant, on behalf of Ohio State University, the University of Toledo, and the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), has released the 2023 research findings update for the statewide Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative (HABRI), which seeks solutions for harmful algal blooms in Ohio.
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For humans, if the temperature rises by a few degrees, the immediate impact is minimal. Some people might peel off a layer of clothing. Others might not even notice a difference.
But for fish living in Lake Erie, such a temperature increase in water could spell disaster. Fish are ectotherms, meaning that their body temperature is dictated by the water they live in. As water heats up, fish metabolism increases, causing fish to work faster and use up more energy.
Ohio Sea Grant researchers at the University of Toledo spent the past two summers collecting samples of various bacteria and algae at sites across the region’s shoreline to study microbe diversity. The tiny organisms are critical to Lake Erie’s ecosystems, providing energy for the entire aquatic food web through photosynthesis.
“There’s this tension between microbes being the foundation of a healthy ecosystem but also potentially something that can cause issues for humans and other organisms,” said Trisha Spanbauer, assistant professor of environmental sciences at the University of Toledo. “So, better understanding the players, how they’re connected to each other, and their functions within the lower food web is really vital to understanding the health of that ecosystem and the resilience overall.”
Microbe diversity at heart of new Lake Erie study Read More »
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