It’s nearly winter here in the Great Lakes—our buoys are in the warehouse, our boats are making their way onto dry land, and folks in the lab are working hard to assess observed data, experiments, and other results from this … Continue reading
Tag Archives: sampling

October 2, 2018
by Nicole Rice
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Photo story: Using an AUV to track algae in Lake Erie
A team of researchers from across the country teamed up over the summer. Their mission: to test how well a third-generation environmental sample processor (3GESP), mounted inside a long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (LRAUV), can track and analyze toxic algae in the Western Basin of Lake Erie. Continue reading
July 20, 2018
by Katherine Glassner-Shwayder
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Casting a high tech sampling net to learn more about the Great Lakes ecosystem
To answer questions about organisms and how they interact in the Great Lakes ecosystem, scientists from NOAA GLERL and CIGLR are using a new high tech sampling tool called MOCNESS (Multiple Opening and Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System). Continue reading

May 30, 2017
by Margaret Lansing
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NOAA GLERL collaborating with partners to monitor the Lake Huron ecosystem
The NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) is participating in an international, multi-agency effort to study invasive species, water quality, fisheries, and climate change in Lake Huron this field season—pursuing key knowledge gaps in the ecosystem. The Coordinated Science … Continue reading

May 10, 2017
by Nicole Rice
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“Just Because the Blooms in Lake Erie Slow Down, Doesn’t Mean We Do”
NOAA GLERL harmful algal blooms research program featured on Detroit Public Television As part of a series on The Blue Economy of the Great Lakes, NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) is featured in a short video, produced by … Continue reading

October 20, 2016
by Kaye LaFond
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Scientists Work Around the Clock During Seasonal Lake Michigan Cruise
Last month, scientists from GLERL, the Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER), and other university partners took the research vessel Laurentian for a multi-day cruise on Lake Michigan as part of seasonal sampling to assess the spatial organization … Continue reading
July 19, 2016
by Nicole Rice
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Working to understand the drivers of bloom toxicity in Lake Okeechobee
Last week, GLERL scientist Tim Davis spent time down in Florida sampling and conducting field experiments in Lake Okeechobee and the St. Lucie River, two major freshwater ecosystems in Florida that are currently under a state of emergency due to the presence of harmful … Continue reading