[dailynews] Great Lakes Daily News: August 2, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: August 2, 2012
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Lake Huron to be home of long-term research program
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Lake Huron is the home of a new long-term research program started this 
summer by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's Great Lakes 
Environmental Research Laboratory. Source: Great Lakes Echo (8/2)


A peek inside a Great Lakes cruise ship
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For the first time, the U.S.-flagged cruise ship M/V Yorktown arrived in 
Duluth early Wednesday. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/2)


Leahy to NY: Close canal to block invasive species
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U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont called Monday for the state of New York 
to close parts of the Champlain Canal, saying the step was needed to prevent 
the spread of another invasive species north into the lake. The canal is 
located entirely in New York state and links the Hudson River with Lake 
Champlain. Source: The Associated Press (8/2)


Navy ships depart for Great Lakes deployment
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HMCS Ville de Québec is currently on a tour of Canadian and American cities 
as part of the Great Lakes Deployment and to commemorate the War of 1812. 
HMC Ships Moncton and Summerside and U.S. Navy ships USS Hurricane and USS 
De Wert will also participate in the tour. Source: The Epoch Times (8/2)


White Lake library, activists plan website and book about past pollution
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The White Lake Community Library and a group of area environmentalists are 
trying to document the lake's pollution and restoration, and how it affected 
local people. Source: MLive.com (8/2)


Erie's last commercial fishermen fined for nets
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A father and son team long considered the last commercial Pennsylvania 
fishermen on Lake Erie have been ordered to pay fines and restitution after 
being convicted of using illegal nets to snare their catches. Source: Erie 
Times-News (8/2)


New E-Currents now online for those interested in NY's Great Lakes
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The new online resource - which will debut mid-August - highlights New York 
Sea Grant's research, extension, education and information endeavors for New 
York's Great Lakes and marine waters. Source: Oswego County Today (8/1)


Crews to search western Lake Erie for Asian carp
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State and federal agencies are focusing on sections of the Sandusky River 
and Bay and the Maumee River and Bay, where samples taken a year ago turned 
up DNA from silver and bighead carp. Source: Detroit Free Press (8/1)


Gananoque, Ontario seeks public feedback on mixed-use waterfront development 
proposals
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Toronto-based Earthdevelopment's proposal calls for a seven-storey, 40-unit 
project with condominiums, with the potential for future grade-level retail. 
Source: Daily Commercial News (8/1)


Drought affects Seaway shipping
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There isn't much grain moving through the St. Lawrence Seaway system these 
days and that could be a sign of things to come. Source: WNYF - Watertown, 
NY (8/1)


Lakers sailing into uncharted waters
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With some $300 million invested in six new Chinese-built cargo ships, the 
head of Canada's largest Great Lakes shipping company sees opportunity 
ahead.
 But Algoma Central Corporation CEO Greg Wight also predicts challenges and 
isn't expecting enormous industry growth. Source: Owen Sound Sun Times (8/1)


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