[dailynews] September 26, 2012

Great Lakes Daily News: September 26, 2012
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Maumee Bay and River water samples test positive for Asian carp 
environmental DNA
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Water samples collected this summer from Ohio's Maumee Bay and Maumee River 
have tested positive for Asian carp environmental DNA, the Michigan 
Department of Natural Resources said Monday. Source: Detroit Free Press 
(9/26)


Enlisting earthworms to fight Great Lakes algae
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Cover crops have become a key ally in the Great Lakes region's war against 
nutrient-enriched runoff that grows algae in the lakes and its tributaries. 
But so have one of soil's most ancient and mysterious creatures: earthworms. 
Source: Great Lakes Echo (9/26)


COMMENTARY: Great Lakes: Leader or outlier?
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Since January 2007, state regulations have closed Michigan ports to export 
activity. In a classic example of government run amok, a well-intended 
effort to protect the environment has failed to do so - and has hurt 
Michigan's economy. Source: The Detroit News (9/26)


What's next? Olympic carp competition?
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Peoria Carp Hunters offer to take you on a tour of the Illinois River. The 
catch: it's a bow fishing trip, and the target is the Asian carp, a Great 
Lakes invasive species. Source: Great Lakes Echo (9/26)


Arkansas man pleads guilty to selling live Asian carp in Michigan
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An Arkansas man charged with possessing and selling live Asian carp in 
Michigan this summer has pleaded guilty to a dozen felony counts. Source: 
The Detroit News (9/25)


Lake issues raised at forum
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A group of residents and civic leaders brought their concerns about the 
vitality of the waterways and communities that surround Lake Ontario to the 
first in a series of workshops in Lyndonville, NY. Source: Niagara Gazette 
(9/25)


Mercury presence still strong in walleye
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A study by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission says mercury 
levels in northern Wisconsin walleye are increasing in some lakes, and 
decreasing in others. Source: Superior Telegram (9/25)


Some see dollar signs in invasive fish
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Fish farmers in the South began importing Asian Carp in the 1970s to help 
clean commercial ponds. The fish have since spread up the Mississippi. They're 
an ecological threat to be sure, but some are starting to see them as an 
asset. Source: American Public Media (9/25)


Ground broken for Great Lakes museum
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Ground was broken Sept. 24 for the Great Lakes Historical Society's new home 
in Toledo, Oh. Those behind the project hope it's just the latest chapter in 
the story of the Great Lakes and Toledo's role in it. Source: Toledo Free 
Press (9/25)


Weekend waterspouts across Great Lakes are part of record year
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Great Lakes waterspout records go back to 1994, and this summer saw a new 
single-day record: 30 waterspouts reported on Sept. 9. Source: NBC news 
(9/24)

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