[dailynews] March 15, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: March 15, 2012
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Great Lakes U.S. fleet back in service
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The U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet is returning to service. The first vessel to get underway was the tug/barge unit DOROTHY ANN/PATHFINDER on March 5. The vessel will spend the month shuttling iron ore within Cleveland Harbor. Source: WDIO Duluth (3/15)


EDITORIAL: Lakes cleanup: The White House plan keeps the status quo
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If the budget passes as is -- and Congress says it won't -- money to clean up the Great Lakes will not increase from the previous two budgets Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette (3/15)


Mild winter likely to boost shipping for Port of Green Bay
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"We're open for business," Port Manager Dean Haen said Tuesday. "There's no ice . I would suspect we'll be getting a ship sooner than later, and it points to a good year." The first vessel usually arrives in the port anywhere from March 15 to April 15, Haen said. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (3/15)


DNR, anglers discuss threats to fishing in Lake Michigan in 2012
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Questions were asked about the increasing evidence that salmon are eating gobies and are the salmon are starting to replace alewives in their diet. There's concern about the fishery. Source: MLive.com (3/15)


Lake Express puts renewed emphasis on its Michigan operations
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The Milwaukee-based Lake Express has made a concerted effort to place more focus on its connections to the Michigan side of its business. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (3/15)


COMMENTARY: Montreal's new land-use policy a turning point
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The plan calls for a rise in protected green space in the region from 12 per cent to 17 per cent. As well, land reserved for cultivation will increase by six per cent, reversing a habit of building on farmland that seemingly had been around forever. Source: Montreal Gazette (3/15)


Mild, dry winter means problems for walleye
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Wisconsin residents used to the bitter cold and heavy snowfalls commonly associated with Midwest winters welcomed this season's mild temperatures and below-normal precipitation. But this year's dry winter could have an adverse effect on the reproduction of a particular fish that swims in local waters. Source: Wisconsinoutdoor fun.com (3/13)


Learn more about the St. Marys River at LSSU's 11th annual Environmental Summit
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Lake Superior State University and an international task force that monitors the St. Mary's River invite residents and visitors on both sides of the river to the 11th annual Environmental Summit on March 17 at LSSU's Walker Cisler Center. Source: Soo Evening News (3/14)


DEC issues game plan for Lake Ontario
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The objectives would serve to guide bi-national ecosystem research and management programs including reintroduction and restoration of native species, trout and salmon stocking programs, maintenance of predator-prey balance, and sea lamprey control. Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (3/14)


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