[dailynews] March 7, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: March 7, 2011
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MONDAY MASHUP: Find a GLASS research ship
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The Great Lakes Association of Science Ships provides an easy way to find 
the more than 100 U.S. and Canadian vessels that  research and monitor the 
Great Lakes each year. Source: Great Lakes Echo (3/7)


Stabenow urges pasage of bill to halt Asian carp
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U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow and experts on the Great Lakes today reiterated 
the need for quick action to keep the invasive Asian Carp from infiltrating 
Lake Michigan. Source: The Detroit News (3/6)


N.Y. DEC announces plans to modify baitfish regulations
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner 
Joe Martens has announced that DEC will propose revisions to the current 
rule restricting overland transport of uncertified baitfish. Source: 
Press-Republican (3/6)


Environmental groups raise oil pipeline concerns
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Plans to increase the import of a raw form of oil piped from Canada through 
the Midwest are worrying environment groups that say the trend could pose 
health and environmental dangers in the Great Lakes Basin. Source: South 
Bend Tribune (3/6)


There's big business in clean water
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Lessons learned from water-borne disease outbreaks in Walkerton and 
Milwaukee over the past two decades are still playing a major part in the 
development of clean water technologies across the globe. Source: The 
Windsor Star (3/6)


COMMENTARY: Asian carp invasion closer than you think
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The Mississippi River has been written off by the federal government (and 
others) as Asian-carp infested. Never mind that the stretch of the 
Mississippi that forms Minnesota's border is as yet largely free of these 
fish. Source: Star Tribune (3/6)


Muskegon Community College launches partnership with maritime industry
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With Muskegon County's job market still hurting, educators are pointing 
students toward an often-overlooked field they hope will provide the 
economic jolt West Michigan needs: the maritime industry. Source: Muskegon 
Chronicle (3/5)


Canadian importer fined for Asian carp possession .
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A fish importer has been fined $50,000 for trying to haul a truckload of 
live Asian carp into Canada, including one of the species threatening to 
invade the Great Lakes, officials said Friday. Source: The Associated Press 
(3/4)


Snowmelt affects Great Lakes water levels
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The Great Lakes are dependant on the snow pack and the spring runoff to 
refill the lakes every year. We had a chance to talk to an expert at the 
Army Corp of Engineers in Detroit where they closely monitor the rise and 
fall of our most important natural resource. Source: WJBK - Detroit, MI 
(3/4)


West Michigan harbor dredging set for this year, but future federal funding 
uncertain
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There is expected to be money in the federal harbor maintenance fund in the 
coming years for Muskegon and Grand Haven's harbors but other communities 
such as Ludington and Holland might not be funded. Source: Muskegon 
Chronicle (3/4)


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