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Enbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy News RoundupEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsOhioOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsin
Energy News Roundup: Indigenous communities take lead on energy projects, climate bill defeat impacts solar production
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, Research
I Speak for the Fish: Taking the measure of a rainbow darter
-The rainbow darter is a tiny freshwater fish. Scale for scale, it’s as flamboyant as many colorful species living among coral reefs.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsInvasive SpeciesKathy JohnsonLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, Research
Modern sea lamprey control pits technology against the invaders
-A lamprey-specific pesticide is currently the main form of invasive lamprey control in the Great Lakes. The lampricide also hurts native lamprey and mud puppies, but are there other options?
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLake OntarioLatest NewsMichiganRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, Research
I Speak for the Fish: Not all lampreys are killers, but all are paying the price for their reputation
-Native lamprey species in the Great Lakes generally get reviled by association with sea lamprey even though they don’t normally kill their host fish.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLake ErieLake MichiganLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair River
I Speak for the Fish: How the round goby changed the Great Lakes, twice
-In this month’s column, Kathy Johnson looks at how, when and where round goby were first identified in the Great Lakes.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureIllinoisKathy JohnsonLatest NewsLighthouses, Museums and Cultural InstitutionsMichiganNewsOntarioRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Lawrence RiverTourismWisconsin
Who caught the world’s largest muskie? Even the experts don’t agree
-The award and corresponding fame for catching the world’s largest muskie by hook and line remains a hotly contested controversy that, after nearly a century of debate, remains unresolved.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchSt. Clair River
I Speak for the Fish: Playing peek-a-boo with the ducks
-An intuitive distrust of scuba divers reflects a key survival strategy of ducks and other waterfowl.
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Fish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureI Speak for the FishInvasive SpeciesKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, Research
I Speak for the Fish: Logperch rocking, rolling and rebounding
-How the native smallmouth bass helped save logperch – the Great Lakes’ largest darter – from the invasive round goby.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLake St. ClairLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and Tourism
I Speak for the Fish: Meeting the mysterious muskie
-Muskellunge are one of the Great Lakes top predators, and a species coveted by divers and sport fishermen alike.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsI Speak for the FishKathy JohnsonLatest NewsMichiganNewsProtectRecreation and Tourism
I Speak for the Fish: Center stage alongside Great Lakes steelhead trout
-As the year comes to a close, Kathy Johnson reminisces about the time she brought the Great Lakes to an international audience – and had them asking for more.