[dailynews] October 13, 2011

Great Lakes Daily News: October 13, 2011
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Al Gore in Detroit connects 'climate crisis' to health of Great Lakes
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Speaking to a crowd of more than 500 at Wayne State University today, Gore 
drew parallels between the regional fight to restore the health of the Great 
Lakes to the global efforts to deal with climate change. Source: The Detroit 
News (10/13)


Lake Erie algae blooms move into Cleveland area
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It has been more than 40 years since algae blooms this large have hit Lake 
Erie. Source: WTAM - Cleveland, OH (10/13)


EDITORIAL: Stop the runoff
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Deepwater fish in the Great Lakes are starving while invasive mussels choke 
the shorelines. Congress and the Great Lakes states must act together to 
curb this latest threat. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/13)


Toxic algae getting worse in Lake Erie
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Between the mid-1960s and 1990, phosphorus levels dropped sharply after 
efforts were made to change farming practices and take phosphorus out of 
detergents. But in 1995, levels began going up again, leading to huge blooms 
in recent years. Source:  (10/13)


Asian carp threaten native species, businesses if they hit the Great Lakes
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Scientists believe Lake Erie, especially the Western basin, has the most to 
lose if the carp find their way there. Source: The News-Messenger (10/13)


Wisconsin DNR fisheries facility manager says salmon run best in decades
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DNR Besadny Fisheries Facility manager Mike Baumgartner of Kewaunee said 
this fall's salmon run is the best he's seen in two decades of sorting fish 
for spawning. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (10/13)


Be aware, respectful in Ontario waters
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American anglers must accept that Ontario controls two-thirds of Lake St. 
Clair and half of the St. Clair and Detroit rivers. In Ontario waters, 
Ontario rules apply, and anyone who fishes there needs to study the Ontario 
fishing handbook. Source: Detroit Free Press (10/13)


Report: Mercury levels mostly down in Great Lakes
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Mercury levels have dropped about 20 percent in the Great Lakes in recent 
decades but remain dangerously high and are getting worse in some places, 
scientists said in a report released this week in Detroit. Source: Centre 
Daily Times (10/11)


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