[dailynews] February 12, 2013

Great Lakes Daily News: February 12, 2013
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Funds for Great Lakes dredging may get boost from Michigan Senate
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The Michigan Senate is hoping to go beyond the $21.5 million Gov. Rick 
Snyder has proposed for dredging of Great Lakes harbors and ports and kick 
in at least another $9 million as the summer tourism season approaches. 
Source: Detroit Free Press (2/12)


Invasive gobies staking out new territory
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An uninvited outsider is rapidly showing up in new freshwater territory in 
Wisconsin-and a recent scientific study indicates the increasing impact the 
small fish. Source: Great Lakes Echo (2/12)


Hunters, anglers get Michigan licenses cheap
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It seems that everything costs more today than it did 16 years ago - unless 
you hunt or fish in Michigan. The price of hunting and fishing licenses hasn't 
increased since then. Source: MLive (2/12)


Revenues down 22% from Watertown's hydroelectric plant
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Watertown, N.Y., usually sells excess electricity generated from the 
hydroelectric plant on the Black River, but this year, the city is buying 
power instead. Source: WNYF-TV - Watertown, NY (2/12)


Economic problems wash ashore as Lake Michigan's water level hits record low
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Lake Michigan, one of the crown jewels of Chicago and the Midwest, has 
recently experienced a dramatic drop in water levels creating economic 
problems for towns that border its shore. Source: PBS (2/11)


See which harbors and marinas would be helped with Michigan's emergency 
dredging plan
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Harbors and marinas from the Michigan Upper Peninsula to metro Detroit would 
get some financial help under an emergency dredging plan developed by state 
officials in response to declining Great Lakes water levels. Source: MLive 
(2/11)


COMMENTARY: Time for action on low water in Great Lakes
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Canadian MP Carol Hughes is calling for action on a century-old work order 
to create compensating structures that will reduce Lake Huron's flow into 
the St. Clair River as one part of a solution to address low water levels. 
Source: Wawa-News (2/11)


Foreign traffic up at Port of Milwaukee
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More than 210,000 metric tons of cargo traveled to and from the Port of 
Milwaukee via the St. Lawrence Seaway or the inland river system to overseas 
ports in 2012. Source: BizTimes Milwaukee (2/11)

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