GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Invasive Species http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2009-07-03T14:01:01-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2009-07-02T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/124285/group/Sports/ Zebra mussels have been found in Pike Lake outside Duluth, the first confirmed outbreak in a Northeastern Minnesota waterway outside Lake Superior. text/html 2009-06-29T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1632797 Known as common reed, phragmites australis has steadily spread north along Lake Huron's shore since establishing a Bruce County foothold near Kincardine about six years ago. text/html 2009-06-29T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090625074411.htm In addition to providing fundamental insights into the early evolution of the estrogen receptor, research may lead to a contraceptive for female lampreys. text/html 2009-06-25T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.saultstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1629137 Sea lamprey will have a harder time wiggling their way into Lake Superior thanks to a new trap placed smack dab on one of the invasive creature's favorite migratory routes. text/html 2009-06-24T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1624526 Like any other fishery on Lake Erie, the Ministry of Natural Resources monitors the activities of commercial fishermen in the inner bay for sustainability. This has meant keeping track of species such as bullhead, dogfish, sunfish, carp, rock bass, crappie and the like. text/html 2009-06-24T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1627276 An eco-friendly bacteria that kills invasive mussels will be tested for the first time in Canada at the Decew Falls hydro plant. The microbes are introduced into the water as a food source for the bacteria-loving mollusks, which won't clam up to protect themselves as they do with chemical killers. text/html 2009-06-19T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/48567227.html Though there are few folks who actively harvest crayfish from Wisconsin waters - the Department of Natural Resources estimates it's around 20 - the ones who do make a little money while clearing out a highly invasive species. text/html 2009-06-18T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1628440,4_1_JO18_FISH_S1-090618.article Fifteen boats are covering a 200-mile section of the Illinois Waterway, including the Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, and Illinois River for what is called the 14th annual Goby Roundup/Carp Corral. text/html 2009-06-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615112225.htm Scientists have found the existence of two types of round goby males, a fiercely invasive fish spreading through the Great Lakes, which may provide answers as to how they rapidly reproduce. text/html 2009-06-16T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/454688 Research done by a University of Wisconsin-Madison doctoral candidate showed the quagga mussel to have become the dominant of the two species in the calm waters of the Great Lakes while the zebra mussel covers the bottoms of faster-moving waters in rivers and streams.