[dailynews] August 13, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: August 13, 2012
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Navy set to dock in Chicago
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Navy warships, on their first scheduled cruise in the Great Lakes since 1999, will pull in along Chicago's lakefront Tuesday as sailors celebrate Navy Week and the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. Source: Chicago Tribune (8/13)


Commission has federal grant to test water quality at Green Bay's Bay Beach
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The last time swimming was allowed at Green Bay’s Bay Beach, FDR was in the White House and the Great Depression was under way. Nearly 80 years later, planners are launching a study to determine whether the water quality has been restored and whether the beach can be reopened. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (8/12)


Ganging up on carp
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The Canadian and Ontario governments’ decisions to join an international group coordinating the fight to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes is a welcome move, says Jake Van Rooyen. Source: Sarnia Observer (8/11)


US Great Lakes Iron ore shipments continue to climb in July
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The Lake Carriers' Association reported that iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 6.9 million tons in July, an increase of 6.3% compared to June, but a decrease of 2.2% compared to a year ago. Shipments were, however, more than 12% ahead of July's five year average. Source: Steelguru.com (8/11)


Tentative plan announced for Lake Michigan stocking cuts
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The largest cuts are planned for Michigan because chinook are naturally reproducing in that state's tributaries to Lake Michigan. Fisheries managers estimate about half the lake's chinook are wild, naturally reproduced fish hatched in Michigan streams or migrants from Lake Huron. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/11)


Great Lakes low water levels need more public input: mayor
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The public will get an extra few weeks to share their thoughts on what the Canadian and US governments should do about low water levels in the Great Lakes — and one northern mayor says those upset by those low levels should start lobbying now. Source: CBC (8/10)


COMMENTARY: The Great Lakes: Drowning in a sea of studies?
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Are there too many studies?  Are they focused on the most pressing issues or are they science for the sake of science? Will they help policy makers and on the ground managers make informed decisions that lead to results?  Or should scientists be left to their work without interference from external interests? Source: Great Lakes Echo (8/10)


Newest member of the Sierra Club Foundation Board of Directors is notable advocate for offshore wind in the Great Lakes
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Passionate about transitioning to offshore wind in Lake Michigan and actively engaged with the Sierra Club’s Great Lakes, Great Communities program, Shirley Weese Young is taking a lead with the Sierra Club Illinois Chapter's advocacy for offshore wind in Chicago. Source: Enews Park Forest (8/10)


Owner of Fairport Harbor West Breakwater Lighthouse gets to work fixing up her new summer home
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As a result of its mothball status, the iconic lighthouse was put up for auction by the federal government's General Services Administration. Source: News Herald (8/10)


Groundbreaking for marine security
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Organized crime, smuggling and national security will be on the radar at the government’s new marine security hub being built in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Source: Welland Tribune (8/9)


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