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GLIN==> Minnesota Sea Grant's September Seiche Newsletter Available

Dee Angradi sangradi at d.umn.edu

Tue Oct 6 15:20:35 EDT 2009

The most recent issue of Minnesota Sea Grant's newsletter is now online 
here: 

http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/newsletter/

Topics include:

The Seaway Turns 50!
The modern Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System has supported maritime 
trade for 50 years, but there's more to the story. Read about a 
"remarkable engineering feat and model of binational cooperation."

Trout, Ciscoes, and Shrimp: News from the Serrated Edge of Science
Life in the pelagic zone of Lake Superior clearly has its ups and downs. 
Learn how Great Lakes research is accomplished and why light and 
predator pressure sends some species to the lake floor.

Stout Trout Eyed for Market
Siscowet lake trout were a topic of debate at a workshop this summer. 
The fatty fish might be abundant enough in Lake Superior to commercially 
harvest. But would such a fishery be sustainable and economically feasible?

Digging up Our Neighbors' Dirt
A stormwater research project gets underway in a Duluth neighborhood.

Survey Captures Maritime Industry Thoughts on Climate Change
People working in the Great Lakes shipping industry are aware of how 
climate change predictions might affect their businesses but are not 
sure how to prepare for an uncertain future.

....and more!


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"Superior Science for You!"



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