International effort underway to make hi-res charts of Great Lakes
Modern technology is producing a much better picture of the bottoms of the Great Lakes.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Another mild algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie this summer
The forecast for this summer released by NOAA predicts the bloom will come in at 3 on its severity index – a mild reading on par with last year. Anything above 5 indicates a severe bloom.
Protecting Lake Michigan’s … shipwrecks?
NOAA designation for Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary moves forward.
Hot summer warming up Lake Michigan, experts say
The average surface water temperature was 75.3 degrees on July 9, setting a record for the month based on 26 years of record keeping, government scientists said.
Moderate algae bloom forecast for Lake Erie this summer
The drop-off this year is expected because of a decrease in spring rainfall from 2019.
More rain likely means more algae in Lake Erie later this summer
The bloom’s size will ultimately depend on rainfall amounts from now through early summer.
Ambitious new plan to save Atlantic salmon has big price tag
The plan would take decades to fully implement, and it focuses on strategies such as removals of dams, installations of fish passages and increasing the number of salmon that survive in the ocean. It states that the estimated cost is about $24 million per year, not including money federal departments already spend on salmon recovery work.
Report: U.S. fisheries supported 1.7 million jobs in 2016
“… generated more than $212 billion in sales and contributed $100 billion to the country’s gross domestic product.”
California salmon will have places to chill with dam removal
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranks winter-run Chinook as one of eight marine species most at risk of extinction.
