Aside from two waterfleas, the invasive species living in Lake Erie are very similar to those taking over the rest of the ...
Grass carp make the water more turbid; stiltgrass and common reed can block sight lines and reduce property values; and sea lamprey are a shocking sight when they are attached to sport fish.
The Sea Lamprey This eel-like creature fastens itself to fish and sucks their blood. Within the past 25 years it has invaded Lake Huron and Lake Michigan and destroyed their teeming population of ...
TRAVERSE CITY — Known as the vampire of the Great Lakes, the invasive sea lamprey has proven harder to eliminate than Count Dracula. A six-decade battle against the prehistoric menace continues ...
UNDATED (KDAL) – In an effort to kill sea lamprey larvae before they grow up and migrate into Lake Superior, the U-S Fish and ...
MARQUETTE - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel will apply lampricides to Marblehead Creek (Schoolcraft County) to kill sea lamprey larvae burrowed in the stream bottom. Applications will be ...
Alewives – fish that came through canals. Sea lamprey – fish that came through canals. Japanese stiltgrass – plant introduced in shipment packing material. Grass carp – fish introduced for ...
Yes, it's not industrial discharges, municipal sewage or chemical rain polluting the Great Lakes, according to Sea Grant New York. It's the non-native plant and animal species that have changed ...
The team of scientists from Michigan Sea Grant, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and two Michigan state agencies ranked the invaders based on how they impact the environment ...
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 Administration, ...