[dailynews] June 6, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: June 6, 2012
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A world view of Asian carp
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The Mississippi and Illinois rivers have more Asian carp than anywhere else 
on the planet. Even more than China where they came from, according to a 
biologist from the United States Geological Service who gave a presentation 
on Asian Carp at the Mississippi River Forum. Source: Star Tribune (6/6)


Michigan Sea Grant: Great Lakes temps higher than usual
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The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, a program of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, plotted the average temperature of Lake 
Michigan during 2012 compared to its twenty-year average. The graph shows 
above-normal temperatures with a spike during the hot spell in March. 
Source: Petoskey News (6/5)


Lakes research facility's closure 'a disgrace,' NDP says
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Members of Parliament are urging the Canadian federal government to reverse 
its decision to close the internationally renowned Experimental Lakes Area 
research station in Ontario. Source: CBC News (6/5)


Buoys re-set in Straits, Lakes
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Coast Guardsmen completed one of the service's largest annual aids to 
navigation operations last week. The range of aids serviced or restored 
during Operation Spring Restore included buoys, beacons, day markers, range 
lights, fog signals, landmarks and lighted structures essential to safe 
Great Lakes maritime navigation. Source: Cheboygan Daily Tribune (6/5)


Most Ohio voters worry about invasive fish
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According to a survey of 804 general election voters in Ohio, about 90 
percent of those surveyed worry about the latest threat to the Great Lakes: 
Asian carp. Source: WJW-TV - Cleveland, OH (6/5)


Asian carp seizure is biggest in history of Michigan agency
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The undercover seizure of 112 live Asian carp from an out-of-state seller is 
the largest such bust ever conducted by Michigan's wildlife agency, a 
spokesman said Tuesday. Source: MLive.com (6/5)


Group wants to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes
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Environmental groups are asking the Ontario government to push for the 
physical separation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi basins to prevent 
the unwanted arrival of Asian carp, a monster-sized fish that crowd out 
native species. Source: Toronto Sun (6/4)


Canadians consider nuclear waste storage near Lake Huron
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A proposal to store nuclear waste below the Canadian shore of Lake Huron has 
drawn high criticism from environmental advocates. Source: Great Lakes Echo 
(5/30)

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