NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Blog

The latest news and information about NOAA research in and around the Great Lakes

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

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

August 18, 2016
by Kaye LaFond
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Tracking Changes in Great Lakes Temperature and Ice: New Approaches

In a new study, scientists from GLERL, the University of Michigan, and other institutions take a new look at changing ice cover and surface water temperature in the Great Lakes. The paper, set to be published in Climatic Change, is novel in two … Continue reading