[dailynews] May 2, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: May 2, 2011
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How close are Asian carp getting to the Great Lakes? We track them
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Today, a Free Press team embarks on a 13-day, seven-state quest for Asian 
carp. Source: Detroit Free Press (5/2)


Seafarers looking to fill 400 jobs on the Great Lakes
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The executive vice-president of the Seafarers International Union said 
Friday there is a drastic manpower shortage of marine workers in Niagara, 
and across the country. Source: St. Catherines Standard (5/2)


Minnesota anglers want waterfall altered; DNR says no
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Members of the Duluth-based Lake Superior Steelhead Association say not 
enough fish are clearing a drop on the Knife River. The LSSA has asked the 
Minnesota DNR to modify the falls by reshaping the riverbed, which they say 
would allow fish to pass more easily. Source: Duluth News Tribune (5/1)


Eagle population soaring in St. Lawrence County
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Bald eagle numbers have been increasing steadily since the national ban on 
DDT in 1972, and the federal Endangered Species Act. Source: North Country 
Now (5/1)


Rep. Steve LaTourette pushes bill that would exempt Great Lakes shippers 
from harbor maintenance tax
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LaTourette says the tax is the main obstacle to establishing ferries to 
transport goods between Canada and Northeast Ohio. Source: Plain Dealer 
(4/30)


Changes in Great Lakes threaten transplanted fish
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The most popular salmon, Chinook or king salmon, largely disappeared from 
Lake Huron seven years ago. The salmon's demise in Huron followed the 
disappearance of its favorite food - little fish called alewives. Source: 
NPR (4/29)


Duluthian's debut novel is grand ode to a great lake
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The waves of Lake Superior are backdrop and soundtrack in the alternating 
stories of three strong but severely tested northern women. Source: 
Minneapolis Star Tribune (4/29)


Crombie still sees magic in Toronto's waterfront
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Few Torontonians have a closer or more enduring connection to Toronto's 
controversy-plagued waterfront than former mayor David Crombie. Source: 
Globe and Mail (4/29)


Recreational boating industry sees more signs of recovery
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The Great Lakes region remained one of the strongest for new boat, engine, 
trailer, accessory and services sales in 2010 with six out of the eight 
Great Lakes states seeing growth and the remaining two seeing just single 
digit declines. Source: Benzinga (4/26)


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