[dailynews] June 12, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: June 12, 2012
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COMMENTARY: Invasive species burden Michigan, region with tens of millions in costs
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The Anderson Economic Group, commissioned by The Nature Conservancy, report that the direct cost of aquatic invasive species to the Great Lakes basin is more than $100 million annually. Source: MLive.com (6/12)


Waterfront 'gone fishing' zone proposed by councilor
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Toronto council's executive committee will debate the creation a so-called "gone fishing" zone along parts of the waterfront in the wake of a city move to prohibit fishing in some areas. Source: CBC News (6/12)


Indiana AG wants more info on carp protection efforts
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Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller sent a letter to the head of the federal government's Asian carp response efforts to understand what steps are being taken to protect Indiana waterways from the invasive species. Source: The Times of Northwest Indiana (6/11)


Michigan catfish don't quite measure up
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As monstrous as it may seem, Michigan's recent record-breaking 49.8 pound flathead catfish catch  doesn't measure up to record-breaking flatheads from other Great Lakes states. Source: Great Lakes Echo (6/11)


Officials celebrate end to Roxana Marsh dredging project
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The $52 million project removed more than 575,000 cubic yards of polluted sediment from the waterway in a joint effort of the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Indiana Department of Environmental Management and Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Source: The Times of Northwest Indiana (6/11)


Petoskey-based environmental advocacy group opposes proposed dune protection amendment bill
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Petoskey's nonprofit environmental experts are not keen on the Michigan Senate-approved bill that would make development possible within beautiful, pristine and ecologically sensitive dune areas along the shorelines of both Lakes Michigan and Superior. Source: Petoskeynews.com (6/11)


University of Wisconsin System launches 5-campus water technology initiative
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The University of Wisconsin System announced an initiative that will expand the state's water technology focus and water research to four more University of Wisconsin campuses - UW-Milwaukee already offers this program. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/11)


Asian carp processing plant to be built in Grafton
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Local investors are planning a plant in southwestern Illinois to process Asian carp, an invasive species that poses a threat to stocks of native fish in particular in the Great Lakes. Source: The State Journal-Register (6/11)


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