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In a new study, scientists created a top 10 list of the worst invasive species in the Great Lakes. The team of scientists from Michigan Sea Grant, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
The funding will commence the first phase of the $1.1 billion project aimed at keeping out invasive carp and other nuisance species from entering the Great Lakes by having the U.S. Army Corps of ...
Aquatic invasive species were first introduced to the Great Lakes in the early 1800s through ballast tank water. [3] Freight ships carrying goods from foreign countries would travel through the Great Lakes and release their ballast water into the lakes. Ballast water tanks transport an estimated 7,000 aquatic organisms per day. [4]
Zebra mussels were first introduced into the Great Lakes in the mid- to late-1980s from ballast discharged from freighters originating in the Black and Caspian Sea region of eastern Europe and western Asia. They first became established in Canadarago Lake since around 2000. They can outcompete and kill native unionid clams.
Construction will begin next year on a project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes. The Brandon Road Interbasin Project will be a barricade at the 100-year-old Brandon Road Lock and Dam.
Corbicula clams are remarkably proficient invasive species, with native ranges spanning from Australia to Africa, but can now be found in most other continents. [10] In North America, Corbicula may have initially invaded as a human food source, [ 17 ] though the origin of invasion in other continents has not been determined. [ 18 ]
The project costs more than $1.1 billion, which many say is a small price to protect the multi-billion dollar fishing and recreation industries. A plan to shield the Great Lakes from invasive carp ...
Before construction began the sea lamprey, which had been devastating the fishing industry in the Great Lakes, was found in Gloucester Pool—at the bottom of the railway—and plans were put on hold. Several impractical ideas were suggested, but no practical solution could be found.