GLIN Daily News RSS Feed for Invasive Species http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ 2008-05-12T14:01:05-04:00 http://www.great-lakes.net/news/ http://www.glin.net/news/rss.gif text/html 2008-05-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080511/OPINION01/805110527 After 20 years of coping with zebra mussels, no comprehensive strategy is yet in place to deter the ongoing threat to the Great Lakes. text/html 2008-05-12T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.environmentreport.org/story.php3?story_id=4017 The United States and Canada are trying to figure out how to keep new invasive species out of the Great Lakes. So they invited journalists to the port of Montreal to see how ballast tanks are tested for invasive species. text/html 2008-05-09T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=748698 Congress finally is moving to protect the Great Lakes and other waterways from invasive species in ballast water. The House has acted. Now, it's up to the Senate. text/html 2008-05-08T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2008/05/08/72167162 A disease called Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, known for causing hemorrhaging and death in fish, was discovered in the Great Lakes region for the first time in 2005. It's been steadily making its way toward Minnesota ever since, prompting the University to begin monitoring the disease. text/html 2008-05-07T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008805070360 When Charles Knauf was a boy growing up in Irondequoit, Lake Ontario was something to be seen -- but otherwise avoided. text/html 2008-05-07T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.post-trib.com/news/opinion/936229,edit.article The recently passed U.S. House bill that sets ballast water management standards is good, common-sense legislation that benefits the environment, cities, states and anyone who enjoys the Great Lakes. text/html 2008-05-06T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1015562 Anglers on local lakes are being asked to let their lines, nets and other gear dry completely between fishing expeditions to prevent the spread of a parasite that a Queen's University researcher fears is taking over Ontario's lakes. text/html 2008-05-06T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/news/chronicle/index.ssf?/base/news-14/1210085108131250.xml&coll=8 Managers of the St. Lawrence Seaway said Monday they are close to closing the door on exotic species sneaking into the Great Lakes in ocean freighters' ballast water tanks. text/html 2008-05-05T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.mlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/05/ballast_water_regulations_may.html A move to weaken Michigan's standards for treating ballast water has been plugged by U.S. Rep. Dale E. Kildee, D-Flint. text/html 2008-05-05T08:05:50-04:00 http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080504/SPORTS10/805040648/1058 President Bush has threatened to veto a House-passed bill that would make saltwater ships install systems to kill all living organisms in their ballast tanks.