Teach Me About the Great Lakes

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What are the aquatic invasive species that Great Lakes experts wish you knew more about? Megan and Carolyn discuss with TMATGL all-stars El Lower, Katie O'Reilly, and Brian Roth.

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  • Past episodes featuring today's guests 13: It Smells Like Science, 27: The Claws Have the Sweetest Meat, 46: It's All Stuff That I've Eaten, Teach Me About the Great Lakes | 55: Ask Dr. Fish, Ask Dr. Fish, Teach Me About the Great Lakes | A Really Nice Thickness of Cheese
  • Flathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) 
  • New state-record flathead catfish weighs in above 64 pounds 
  • Marmorkrebs (Procambarus virginalis)
  • Marbled crayfish becomes plentiful species thanks to genetic mutation  
  • Marbled crayfish raises eyebrows, and concerns | Great Lakes Now  
  • Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 
  • Keep, Cool, Call: What to do if you capture a black carp 
  • Lake Michigan Quagga Mussel Density 
  • Signal crayfish | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • New invasive crayfish found in Minnesota | UMN Extension  
  • Research reveals hope for managing invasive red swamp crayfish | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 
  • Invasive Crayfish Collaborative: Prevention, Regulations
  • National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Water hyacinth - MSU Extension
  • Article: Pretty but problematic: Aquatic plants to avoid   
  • GLANSIS: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - Ann Arbor, MI, USA 
  • Invasive water hyacinths are effective at removing microplastics, study finds
  • Starry Stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) | Minnesota DNR
  • Grant supports educational resources for Chicago area boaters, harbormasters, shoreline property owners | Illinois  
  • Ballast Water - Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System
  • How Invasions Happen: Aquariums 
  • Bellflower Restaurant
  • The Bread Company
  • Phở Số 1 
  • Belle Isle Conservancy 
  • Bradford Beach | Travel Wisconsin 
  • Bellaire Chamber of Commerce 
  • Honourable mentions for titles: These are not small fish; Catch ‘em and keep ‘em; Perpetual crayfish machine; It’s very, very pretty, it’s really hard to kill; If you’re not sure what it is, take it off your boat
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