Invasive Species

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.

There's been a lot of regulatory hoopla recently on Great Lakes ships. WCMU's Teresa Homsi explains what some of the new American and Canadian rules mean.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are issuing an interior quarantine in some northern Michigan forests to stop the spread of the balsam woolly adelgid.

The Canadian government says it’s trying to slow the spread of invasive species through a regulation that partly took effect this week. But the rule is drawing some flack from American commercial shippers in the Great Lakes.

Hatton Township has a special millage question on the ballot for the August 6 primary election, proposing funds to monitor and control Spongy Moth populations in the area.

A group of spotted lanternflies was found in Monroe County at the end of June. The second spotting in the state ever, experts say that their arrival is inevitable, but not something to fear.

The invasive species continue to decimate the native fish population. Technicians for the USFWS used pesticides to both survey and remove the vampire-like lamprey.

The Federal Maritime Commission is launching an investigation to determine whether a Canadian law violates a U.S. shipping codes and hurts American trade in the Great Lakes.

Researchers still don't know much about didymo or "rock snot," a microscopic algae that can bloom into thick, slimy mats on rivers.

State officials have confirmed the presence of hemlock woolly adelgid in western Antrim county. As WCMU's Rick Brewer reports, it's the second confirmed case of the invasive species in the last week following an outbreak at the Huron-Manistee National Forests.