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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 zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) is a small freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Dreissenidae.The species originates from the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine, [3] but has been accidentally introduced to numerous other areas and has become an invasive species in many countries worldwide.
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]
In general, invasive species can potentially do great damage to local environments and native species. Ecosystems across the United States, such as the San Francisco Bay, Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes, Hawaii, and Florida inland waters, are now host to a wide number of non-indigenous species, 15 percent of which cause serious harm. [11]
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 ...
Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp. Over the last five years, agencies such as the U.S. Fish ...
Canadarago Park was located on the east shore about a mile south of The Lake House. [13] June 2006 saw massive flooding of its banks after record rainfall. Legislation to create a Canadarago Lake District was approved by the New York State Legislature in 2007 but was subsequently vetoed by Governor Eliot Spitzer. [14] [15]
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.