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I Speak for the Fish: Mussel memory, the race to save an endangered species
-For eight hours each day, Kathy Johnson knelt in waist-deep water sorting a steady flow of material moving along a two-foot-wide conveyor belt. She was looking for treasure but not of the golden variety – her team was after an endangered freshwater mussel.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingFeature HomepageJames ProffittLake ErieLatest NewsNewsOhioRecreational Hunting and FishingResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchTourismWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGood News for Lake Erie: 2021 algal bloom severity forecast is a low 3
-But researchers caution that this year’s low rains are to thank for that.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingDetroitFeature DetroitFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPublic Resource: Around the Great Lakes, everyday people help make science possible
-Across the Great Lakes region, citizen – or community – scientists of all ages are collaborating with researchers and influencing policy, one project at a time.
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Climate ChangeCollaborationLake ErieLake HuronLake MichiganLake OntarioLake SuperiorLatest NewsMichiganResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchResearchers seek volunteers to document coastal erosion in Michigan
-The research team is developing a first-of-its kind citizen science program to equip and train volunteers to pilot drones and use other geospatial technologies to better monitor and understand coastal change and vulnerabilities.
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Drinking WaterFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsForests and PlantsIllinoisIndianaInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsOhioOntarioPennsylvaniaRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinCitizen Science Opportunities: How can you get involved in scientific research?
-For some, getting to contribute to scientific research might sound like a far-fetched possibility, but there are actually dozens of opportunities for people to try their hand at amateur science.
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Feature HomepageLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPlastic Impact: Canada launches multi-year study of microplastics in water and soil
-Results from previous research have offered conflicting evidence about the particles’ impact on aquatic creatures.
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Algae BloomsAPClimate ChangeFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyWater Quality and Restoration EffortsHundreds of lakes in U.S., Europe are losing oxygen
-The study’s authors said declining oxygen could lead to increased fish kills, algal blooms and methane emissions.
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CollaborationGreat Lakes EchoLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchAlgae may vacuum microplastics, but also indicates greater health threat
-A type of algae that a recent study found collects microfibers brings up questions about microplastic pollution impacts and how it could affect human health.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganMinnesotaNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsPlastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food
-Watershed cleanups are popular ways of dealing with local plastic pollution, but once large plastic trash disintegrates into microplastics, they’re nearly impossible to pick up.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationDrinking WaterFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake OntarioLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsChemical Impact: Microplastic pollution more complex than we think, says new research
-Microplastics act like a chemical sponge, soaking up contaminants such as persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals. Those chemicals, in turn, appear to be causing deformities in larval fish.
