The Great Lakes Fishery Commission coordinates research, controls sea lampreys & facilitates cooperative fishery management within the Great Lakes basin.
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ALT A collage of 20 photos showing scenes from around the Great Lakes, including canoeing, lighthouses, fish, fishing, northern lights, birds, the Mackinac Bridge, and city skylines.
ALT Students encountering a live sea lamprey during a boat cruise on the St. Clair River and Lake Huron. Credit: GLFC.
ALT Students viewing a live lake sturgeon during a boat cruise on the St. Clair River and Lake Huron. Credit: GLFC.
ALT Student visiting the GLFC booth and tank of live sea lampreys at MiCareerQuest career fair. Photo credit: GLFC.
ALT Students touching the back of a sea lamprey during a career fair. Photo credit: GLFC.
ALT GLFC staff giving a classroom presentation. Photo credit: GLFC.
ALT Students measuring larval sea lampreys during a laboratory tour. Photo credit: GLFC.
ALT A collage of 15 photos showing a variety of field and laboratory research in support of sea lamprey control. In addition to the research photos, there are photos of larval, juvenile, and adult sea lampreys. In the center of the collage is a drawing of a sea lamprey with an artistic rendering of the DNA double helix and a chemical structure in the background, with the words “The Future of Sea Lamprey Control” beneath.
ALT A series of images and text describing the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System.
ALT Canadian MP Hon. Judy Sgro tries out an electro fishing unit on Parliament Hill. By feeling the weight of the unit, testing the coordination required to make it work, and experiencing first-hand how much goes in to lamprey larval assessment, elected officials come to better understand the challenges and importance of the work being done in the Great Lakes by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and our partners.
ALT A photo that shows the front of the first fact sheet, titled, “Great Lakes Fishery Commission: Established by treaty to protect our fishery” with a picture of a lake trout swimming over a rocky lake bottom.
ALT A screenshot that shows the front page of the Sea Lamprey Papercraft, with a picture of the finished model.
ALT An infographic titled “Ten Lessons for Controlling Invasive Species: Wisdom from the long-standing sea lamprey control program on the Laurentian Great Lakes” that contains a numbered list of lessons. The lessons are: 1) Act boldly in times of crisis; 2) Maintain the social license; 3) Invest in capacity building; 4) Break down the silos; 5) Support fundamental science; 6) Diversify your portfolio of control measures; 7) Strive for continuous improvement; 8) Confront the trade-off between information and action; 9) Keep your foot on the gas; and 10) Keep your eyes on the prize. Behind the text is a large number ten with a sea lamprey rising from the bottom of the graphic.
