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Some species, like the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), can grow up to 3 feet long and have devastated fish populations in the Great Lakes after being accidentally introduced in the early 20th ...
Scientists have analyzed this unprecedented situation to determine whether the pause had a meaningful effect on sea lamprey abundances and fish wounding. Their study, published in March in the journal ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes ...
Sea lamprey populations increased dramatically ... October 29, 2019. Sea Lampreys, Petromyzon marinus, are an invasive species in the Great Lakes and capable of killing up to 40 pounds (more ...
More: Sea lamprey control efforts slowed during COVID-19. It let the Great Lakes invaders flourish More: Invasive Asian carp are nearing Lake Michigan as Trump, Whitmer discuss ways to stop them ...
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a surge in sea lamprey populations, which have been damaging Great Lakes native species since entering the region over 150 years ago.
After decades of stocking, paired with work to kill sea lamprey that harm lake trout, the joint effort started to pay dividends about 15 years ago. RELATED READING: From stocking to self-sustaining?
The lampricide application, announced in a Thursday press release, will target an estimated 4,800 sea lamprey larvae in the creek.
“New Hampshire needs Medicaid rate increases, not decreases,” Greg White, the co-CEO of Lamprey Health Care, said at a news conference Friday. White said nonprofit health centers like his are ...
"The safety net relies on federal funding and state funding and insurance reimbursements to simply operate," said Greg White, co-CEO of Lamprey Health Care. "That $80 million loss meant that ...
Matt asked, “Are federal budget cuts to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service going to result in the curtailing of sea lamprey treatments on Lake Champlain?” It’s a timely question because ...
followed by efforts in 1990 to curb the invasive sea lamprey that were preying on the stocked trout, according to the press release. The efforts have paid off as the latest survey indicates that ...