Inland Seas Seminar to Feature Spawning Reefs of Grand Traverse Bay

Randy Claremont from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will be at ISEA Tuesday evening  to discuss the on-going efforts to restore critical fish spawning reefs in Grand Traverse Bay. Several methods used to reduce predation by invasive species will be presented.  You will enjoy the great underwater video of the reef off Elk Rapids. 

The Rusty Crawfish....What Can Be Done to Protect Native Fishes?  

This event is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Please join us at 7pm at the Inland Seas Education Center in Suttons Bay Michigan. Please call our offices at 231.271.3077 for more information.

Michigan's Asian Carp Action Plan Available for Review

Update: Dec. 2, 2010.  U. S. District Judge turns down states' request to shut locks.  Read more by clicking here.

The State of Michigan DNRE has published its Asian Carp Plan at www.michigan.gov/asiancarp.  I also recommend, as good background material, the paper done by Brammeier, Polls & Mackey in 2008:  Prelinary Feasibility of Ecological Separation of the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes to Prevent Transfer of Aquatic Invasive Species. 

For a possible solution on how to get barges from one watershed to another, have a look at http://www.hmrsupplies.com/photo-gallery.php?aid=1

-Tom K.