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Great Lakes Daily News: 11 January 2005
A collaborative project of the Great Lakes Information Network and the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium.

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Cormorant diet is subject of study
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University of Wisconsin researchers dug into the bellies of more than 400 Green Bay cormorants shot under a federal permit last year to assess the birds' impact on game fish populations. Source: Green Bay Press Gazette (1/11)


Discharges may end at Grand Traverse Bay
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Environmentalists are asking local governments to help stop pollution discharges into Grand Traverse Bay by changing its designation to an Outstanding State Water Resource. Source: The Detroit News (1/11)


Asian carp barrier not enough?
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning that the $9 million electric barrier being built in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal may not be enough to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (1/10)


Big lake salmon catch bigger, but fish smaller
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The number of chinook salmon anglers caught while fishing from Lake Michigan charter boats increased substantially in 2004, though the fish were much smaller than in the past. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (1/10)


COMMENTARY: EPA is blending a foul mess for Michigan waters
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U.S. EPA's proposed sewage blending policy would ignore the Clean Water Act and return Michigan and the rest of the United States to a Third World strategy of releasing sewage without adequate treatment. Source: Lansing State Journal (1/9)


Ounce of prevention may spare ash trees
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Treating healthy trees with insecticide is the best way to stem the spread of the emerald ash borer, according to a new study from Michigan State University. Source: Detroit Free Press (1/9)


Book weds Erie Canal, U.S. history
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The Erie Canal, which connected the Great Lakes with the East Coast, was one of the most storied and influential transportation systems in U.S. history and had a profound impact on the nation's development, according to a new book on the subject. Source: The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (1/9)


Whitefish Point combines preservation, development
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Whitefish Point is already home to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, but other restoration work continues at the former lifesaving station on Lake Superior. Source: The Mining Journal (1/8)


Sturgeon find is 'a gold nugget'
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A lake sturgeon washed up on the Lake Michigan shore represented an unusual find for fisheries biologists. Source: The Grand Rapids Press (1/7)


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