Great Lakes

One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.

According to recent reports, the Marine Traffic App says the American Mariner made it through the Soo Locks a little after 4 a.m. Thursday, marking the end of the Great Lakes navigation season.

They're asking for help from anglers to improve models that predict ice thickness on the Great Lakes.

The pandemic has had several long-term impacts on the economy, education and public health. But it's also still affecting Great Lakes fisheries — as invasive sea lamprey numbers remain higher than normal across the region.

Wild rice grows in shallow waterways in the Great Lakes region and parts of Canada. It’s a plant that holds important ecological and cultural significance, but it’s been on the decline since the early 1900s.

The Great Lakes shipping industry is bracing for the impact of a potential 25% tariff on Canadian imported goods, as promised by President-elect Donald Trump.

The Canadian government wants to store 50,000 tons of nuclear waste underneath the Great Lakes basin. Congressional leaders are trying to stop it before President-elect Trump takes office.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced the completion of the second of three phases in the construction of a new Soo Lock.

The Alpena-Amberley Ridge is an ongoing archaeology project in Lake Huron that looks at a 9,000 year old hunter-gather site. The lead researchers on this project have returned to Alpena for their 16th year of investigation.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new agreement Monday to try to prevent invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan.