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Great Lakes Boating is going digital Great Lakes Boating is on the cutting edge, ready to make the transition to an all-digital magazine. This is the direction...
Turbines to be submerged in river this week Imagine if every time you flipped on the light, the energy could be traced back to a giant underwater fan propelled by the...
Coastal Angler debuts fishing app Coastal Angler Magazine launched a smart phone FishOn application that delivers up-to-the minute local weather, marine...
Recycled-plastic boat completes its journey Plastiki, a 60-foot sailboat largely constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles, docked in Sydney Harbor today after...
Collins man designs, builds 3-person sub COLLINS — Lakeshore swimmers beware: There's a "bionic guppy" lurking in Lake Michigan. Be on the...
An infrared vision led to Raymarine deal FLIR says the acquisition could lead to much greater marine use of its thermal imaging technology. The genesis of FLIR...
Ill. governor floats plan to catch, eat Asian carp Diners in China could soon help control the Asian carp that are infesting Illinois waterways and threatening the Great Lakes...
Algae: Simple seaweed or major fuel source?   TOLEDO, OHIO - Algae is often considered to be unwanted residue found at the bottom of rivers, lakes, and ponds....
Recreational Boating Industry Makes Waves in Online Gaming The non-profit national awareness program for the recreational boating industry, Discover Boating, launched today a new...
Robot submarine patrols Lake Michigan for climate-change study Researchers at Purdue University are using this robotic submarine and other specialized tools in Lake Michigan to gather...
Beach bacteria battle goes high-tech So much for the old warning flag on a stick. Confronting an almost unwinnable battle against E. coli and other bacteria on...
Salmon, trout population analysis goes high-tech Most Lake Michigan anglers aren't concerned about whether a chinook they hook was raised in a hatchery or born in a...
Northern NY collaboration enhancing on-farm water quality control A local, county and state partnership is evaluating options for Northern New York farmers to enhance on-farm water quality...
Great Lakes anglers asked to document lampreys through online program Michigan Sea Grant educators are working with charter boat associations, angler groups and other agencies to enlist...
Old destroyer will help create East Coast's largest artificial reef 30 miles off Ocean City The largest artificial reef on the East Coast is coming in cheaper than predicted but later than expected, with anglers and...
Port Colborne poised for a Great Lakes first A strategic alliance between two companies could lead to Port Colborne becoming the first multi-modal port on the Great...
FirstEnergy to install devices to divert fish The numbers are staggering: 60 million fish - 46 million of them adults - are killed each year by the powerful intake of...
What the Cells Tell The test that detected the Asian carp's environmental DNA, or eDNA, above the electric barrier is new: it was developed...
CO2-eating algae turns cement maker green A mixture of hot gas rises out of a flue stack at the St. Marys Cement plant about 50 kilometres west of Waterloo. But not...
Tools in sea lamprey fight adapted for Asian carp A parasitic invasive species that fed on healthy trout, salmon and catfish had entered the Great Lakes through its shipping...
USA. Waterway Guide announces release of our first iPhone application. Waterway Guide of Annapolis, MD is delighted to announce the introduction of Waterway Guide Mobile and the release of our...
Rainwater to be collected in Illinois for non-potable uses? Yesterday, Illinois Senate Bill 2549 was approved in the Illinois Senate unanimously. This bill now makes its way to the IL...
How to Catch Big Game Fish—From a Kayak Sitting sideways in a kayak, I cast a plug into the inky-black dark of a south Louisiana salt marsh. It’s a half-hour...
Solar-powered 102-foot boat debuts What is being touted as the world's largest solar boat was unveiled recently at a shipyard in Kiel, Germany. Called...
Sex hormones tested in fight against sea lamprey The next phase of the decades-long fight against destructive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes was expected to begin Monday...
Diving the deep wrecks During the winter months, Bay View resident Jitka Hanakova works as a business analyst. But from April to October, she takes...
Underwater robot hunts in Great Lakes One of the Environmental Protection Agency's newest members uses side-scan sonar to look at the watery depths of Lake...
San Diego Firm Builds Oceangoing Electric Vessel Visitors to the San Diego Sunroad Boat Show may have caught a glimpse of the future when they saw Electro-Mariner’s...
Fish Egg Disinfectant Shown to Prevent Transmission of Devastating Fish Disease: A disinfection solution presently used for salmon eggs also prevents transmission of the virus that causes viral hemorrhagic...
Buoy technology reveals workings of Great Lakes The map is a Battleship board without grid lines. Red, yellow and blue squares on online maps mark where research scientists...
Managed Wolf Populations Could Restore Ecosystems Researchers writing in the February issue of BioScience propose reintroducing small, managed populations of wolves into...
America's Cup contenders are back on the water testing technology in Valencia With fewer than two weeks to go to the start of the 33rd America's cup race, warmer, sunny weather returned to Valencia...
New crops to boost biofuel Corn is about to get some competition in the biofuel industry. A team of professors from MSU’s Department of...
NOAA, Google partner on data visualization project The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Google have agreed to jointly develop technology that will...
St. Lawrence Ice: Earth Image of the Week Eddies and swirls of ice that collected at the mouth of Canada’s St. Lawrence River in mid-January created hazards to...
Campion Marine selects Ashland’s Envirez bio-based resin for all new boat construction Canada’s largest fiberglass boat builder, Campion Marine Inc., is bringing improved environmental performance to its...
Boat ‘Bond’ing Tim Neuens recalls watching Glastron GT 150s darting about on the Fox River with other sporty little speedboats near...
Europe Plans Offshore Wind Supergrid As the United Nations climate meetings in Copenhagen get under way, nine European countries have pledged to create a “...
An easier way to see what lies beneath A Kingston diving company will be exploring the many wrecks in the Kingston area in a custom-made submersible next year....
Yamaha unveils ‘next generation’ four strokes In the largest and broadest product introduction in its history, Yamaha Motor Corp. presented nine new outboard engines...
Underwater Cameras Are Not Just For Ice Fishing Leave the fishing pole at home, you won't have time for it!  Grab your underwater camera and your hand held gps...
Saving barrels for a rainy day Janice Littlefield said it takes one good rain for residents to have a "rain water revelation." The Port Huron...
The Backwater DIY Electric Boat Marathon At the 8 ½-mile mark, Jim Campbell is at the head of the pack, in control of the race. The two-time defending...
Wasatch Wind Completes Transaction for Largest Offshore Wind Project in the World Wasatch Wind in Park City, Utah, recently signed a transaction to sell the rights to a 4,400MW offshore wind project in Lake...
River surfing on the Saint Lawrence, no wetsuit provided Surfer dudes, bikini babes, and killer waves are not images that usually come to mind when you think of autumn in Montreal...
UMD Launches Unmanned Submarine An unmanned watercraft is lurking in the depths of Lake Superior. The submarine, launched last week by UMD, is being used to...
Connell: Port Huron joins the revolution The transformation of the modern world is taking place quietly, but inexorably, in the most unexpected places. As just one...
NOAA develops Great Lakes algal bloom forecasts An experimental system that uses satellite data and computer modeling will help forecast the direction and intensity of ugly...
Scientists create high-capacity batteries from algae Swedish scientists have created lightweight, flexible batteries from a type of algae that’s problematic in the Great Lakes...
Deal done to run sea fleet on biofuel Two companies have shaken hands on a multimillion-dollar deal over the commercial supply of biofuel. The agreement in which...