Harmful Algal Blooms

What have Michigan, Ohio and Ontario Undertaken so Far on Nutrients in Lake Erie?

In 2015, the Canadian province of Ontario and the US states of Michigan and Ohio joined the Western Basin of Lake Erie Collaborative Agreement, committing…

New Harmonized Data Helps Track Nutrient Pollution Sources in Great Lakes and Red-Assiniboine Basins

The Data Harmonization Task Force was created by the IJC in 2008 to harmonize and combine Canadian and United States datasets of transboundary watersheds to make mapping and analyzing these watersheds easier for public and…

Going Around the World to Tackle Algal Blooms in Champlain-Memphremagog

Lakes Champlain and Memphremagog in the Quebec, Vermont and New York region experience high levels of phosphorus and harmful algal blooms that have negative impacts on surrounding communities and ecosystems.

Advice on Parties' Draft Priorities for Science (2020-2022)

Yeah Buoy! – The Emergence of the Nearshore Smart Buoy Network in the Great Lakes

Over the last decade, the number of buoys reporting real-time weather observations has more than tripled from 20 in 2009 to nearly 60 in 2019.

Contaminants, Climate Change, Collaboration and Education Dominate Public Meeting Conversations in June

Flooding is impacting all of the Great Lakes and understandably dominating headlines and concerns of shoreline communities.  At the IJC’s first public consultations of 2019 to consider progress to restore and protect the lakes, researchers and residents reaffirmed that water quality issues also…

Step In and Speak Out for the Great Lakes in 2019

Across the Great Lakes region, residents overwhelmingly value the lakes and everything they provide – recreationally, economically and aesthetically. In binational polls taken by an IJC board, in person, and in letters and emails, citizens have expressed a deep caring for and desire to protect the…

Basinwide Partnership Seeks to Advance New Era of Water Management

Shoreline communities throughout the Great Lakes basin face many of the same challenges related to water. But solutions vary when it comes those challenges, which include seasonal flooding, aging or inadequate infrastructure and beaches that are unsafe for families to enjoy. 

IJC Review Seeks Global Perspective on Solving Water Quality Issues

The International Joint Commission (IJC) is looking beyond the borders of North America to find potential solutions to issues of excess nutrients in basins shared by Canada and the United States.

Oceanographer Sees Art from the Air in the Great Lakes

Andrea VanderWoude studies Great Lakes conditions from the window of a plane. A hyperspectral camera on the aircraft also comes in handy.