NOAA has awarded $2.5 million to the University of Notre Dame and its partners to predict the next wave of invasive species likely to enter the Great Lakes and to identify cost-effective countermeasures. Invasive species such as zebra mussels are already a large problem, costing the region more than $200 million annually by disrupting...
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Great Lakes Accountability System Information Collection Request was approved by Office of Management and Budget on July 15, 2010 OMB acted on ICR 2379.01 – Great Lakes Accountability System, OMB control number 2005-0001. This ICR was Approved. Through the Information Collection Request process required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, we have sought to ensure...
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On July 6th, he National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration posted contract solicitation WC133R-10-0839 for the Near-term Design of the Great Lakes Coastal Observing System. The contract is to be the confluence of three similar and complimentary initiatives and programs and a funding opportunity for business community to participate in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. ...
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Predicting harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the Great Lakes is now a reality as NOAA’s Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health (CEGLHH) launches the Lake Erie Experimental HAB Forecast System for the second summer. A nowcast and forecast depicting current and future (48 hour prediction) locations of blooms, as well as...
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Nearshore water depth is an important scientific data set needed by waterfront communities and coastal managers. These groups have many uses for the bathymetric data, such as examining bluff and lake bed erosion, supporting restoration efforts, analyzing stamp sands for remediation, studying fish habitat, and examining the potential impacts of lake level drop. The...
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The Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC) announced today that one Bighead Asian carp has been found in Lake Calumet along the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS). This is the first physical specimen that has been found in the CAWS above the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s Electric Barrier System. RCC agencies will enact...
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