Projects

In spawning streams, sexually mature males release 3kPZS (7α, 12α, 24-trihydroxy-5α-cholan-3-one-24-sulfate), the main component of the mating pheromone that attracts ovulatory females and is indispensable for sea lamprey reproduction. Blocking the female ...

Recent biological invasions (e.g., Hemimysis anomala, VHS) within the Great Lakes basin (GLB) emphasize the need for early detection and rapid response protocols to effectively manage the secondary spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS). Determining app ...

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RATIONALE: Lake sturgeon population rehabilitation is a top priority in the Great Lakes Basin. A broad concern from management, production and research groups to current rehabilitation programs is whether sturgeon stocking compromises sensory imprinting i ...

Fish pathogens and aquatic invasive species (AIS) are an ongoing challenge in the Great Lakes. Agencies try to reduce the movement of AIS and disease vectors through recommendations and regulations intended to influence the behavior of anglers, bait deale ...

Starting in 1999 and continuing through the present, LimnoTech has performed numerous tasks supporting the potential extension and positioning of a cooling water intake for the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant in southwestern Michigan. This work has involved, ...

The International Joint Commission has recently conducted large studies on the Lake Ontario/St. Lawrence River (LOSL) and the Upper Great Lakes systems to evaluate the impacts of current and alternative regulation plans and basin water supply scenarios on ...

The U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) issued a task order to conduct an ecological health risk assessment at the Presque Isle Bay (PIB) Area of Concern (AOC) to determine if the environmental factor(s) that are most likely to be respons ...