14 TWINE LINE 2016 SUMMER EDITION Watching Fish See New Ohio Sea Grant research aims to improve Lake Erie’s walleye fishery by Christina Dierkes, Ohio Sea Grant Communications No matter how useful it will eventually be, sometimes science just looks silly. In Dr. Suzanne Gray’s lab at The Ohio State University, a fish in a […]
As Chris Vandergoot lowered a portable receiver into the water above one of western Lake Erie’s many reefs, he listened intently through his headphones as the sophisticated electronics searched the depths for that reassuring tone. It comes quickly. That distinct “ping, ping, ping” is the sound of success. “It’s wow, they’re back,” Vandergoot said this […]
A United States-Canadian agency called on Wednesday for swift and sweeping limits on the use of fertilizer around Lake Erie to reduce the amount of phosphorus entering the water and creating a vast blanket of algae each summer, threatening fisheries, tourism and even drinking water. In a report on the algae problem, the agency, the […]
Ohio Sea Grant’s Annual Charter Captains Conference Huron Ohio — For the 33rd year, Ohio Sea Grant’s Charter Captains Conference will help prepare Lake Erie fishing charter boat captains for the upcoming season by providing updates about Lake Erie’s 2014 fishing outlook, environmental conditions, licensing, regulations, and business management. The conference will be held […]