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  2. Sea lamprey? Quagga mussels? New study ranks the worst ... - AOL

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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 ...

  3. Asian carp in North America - Wikipedia

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    Common carp are abundant throughout the Great Lakes. [45] A report issued in 2012 by the Great Lakes Commission concludes that physical separation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watersheds is the best long-term solution to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from migrating between the waterbodies. [46]

  4. Aquatic invasive species regulations in Michigan - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Alewife (fish) - Wikipedia

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    It appears that they had spread from Lake Erie to other Great Lakes by the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair. [17] They reached their peak abundance from the 1950s through the 1980s. Alewife grew in number unchecked because the lakes lacked a top predator ( lake trout were essentially wiped out around the same time by overfishing and the ...

  6. Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into ...

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    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 ...

  7. Great Lakes Areas of Concern - Wikipedia

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    President Richard Nixon and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau at the signing ceremony for the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement in 1972. The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the United States and Canada more specifically defines Areas of Concern as "geographic areas that fail to meet the general or specific objectives of the agreement where such failure has caused or is likely to ...

  8. Funding agreement will kickstart project to keep invasive ...

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    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 ...

  9. Great Lakes Fishery Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Great Lakes Fishery Commission relates to global issues since the convention of the fisheries is bi-national commission. Both nations are doing research and recommending the management of the great lakes and the research directing on sea lamprey, there are 4 representatives from the President of United States and the other 4 are from Privy Council of Canada.