[dailynews] April 11, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: April 11, 2012
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Deal to buy Buffalo harbor from NFTA called off
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The potential buyer of the Small Boat Harbor and Gallagher Beach says his deal with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority is off because of its new demands regarding environmental cleanup of the waterfront property it has owned for decades. Source: Buffalo News (4/11)


Salties bring no new invaders, thanks to 'swish and spit'
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Supporters say saltwater flush is working to thwart invasives until ballast treatment arrives in Great Lakes. Source: Duluth News Tribune (4/11)


Environmentalists worry that proposed Lake Ontario wind farm threatens wildlife
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A proposal to build a wind farm on the Canadian shore of Lake Ontario has created an uproar among people worried about birds and wildlife. Source: Great Lakes Echo (4/11)


Biologists keep an eye on walleyes
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For at least 30 years, the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Natural Resources have combined forces to gather information on the walleyes both states share in the St. Louis River estuary. Source: Bradenton Herald (4/11)


Beach walkers check conditions at Presque Isle
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During the annual beach walk on April 10, park officials and state and federal natural resource representatives walked the beaches at Presque Isle State Park to determine where sand will need to be replaced. Source: Erie Time-News (4/11)


Donjon christens new tug, barge on Erie's bayfront
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The articulated barge-tug combination is the first such vessel built in Erie since the Presque Isle was launched in 1972. Source: GoErie.com (4/11)


Littoral combat ship nearly complete at Marinette
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Last week, Marinette Marine and Lockheed Martin put the 380-foot littoral combat ship through a second round of tests in Lake Michigan, checking its engines, ship-handling and auxiliary systems. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (4/10)


Congresswoman would expand MAEAP for the Great Lakes Basin
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A Michigan Congresswoman has introduced legislation that would encourage other states in the Great Lakes Basin to protect their natural resources with a progressive environmental stewardship program for farmers. Source: The Daily Reporter (4/10)


Double-feature focuses on sturgeon restoration
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A group working to bring about the restoration of a breeding population of sturgeons in Michigan's Kalamazoo River will host a free double-feature public information film event from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, April 15. Source: The Holland Sentinel (4/10)


COMMENTARY: Clean streets mean clean waterways
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Each year, the city of Manitowoc, Wis., removes more than 3,000 cubic yards of sweepings from the streets in hopes of minimizing harmful runoff into local waterways. Source: Herald Times Reporter (4/10)


First foreign ship of the year docks at Port of Indiana
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The MV Isardora, carrying approximately 10,000 tons of steel, traveled from Ijmuiden, Netherlands, to become Indiana's first international ship of 2012. Source: Post-Tribune (4/10)


Construction underway on Maritime Museum project
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Construction work is underway on a multimillion dollar riverfront attraction in Toledo's Marina District. Source: WTOL - Toledo (4/10)


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