News Releases

Abstracts on Great Lakes Early Warning System Being Accepted for 2021 IAGLR Conference

The International Joint Commission's Great Lakes Science Advisory Board is hosting a session on a Great Lakes Early Warning System (GLEWS) at the upcoming virtual International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) Annual Conference, May 17-21, 2021.

A Stressful Interaction: Climate Change and Other Ecosystem Stressors Often Have Greater Influence When Combined

There are many factors stressing the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem, but some issues like climate change are making other problems even worse.

In Four of Five Great Lakes, Algae Feast Near the Shore While Fish Go Hungry in the Depths

Shallow Lake Erie must stick to its strict diet to starve its problematic algal blooms, but the four deeper Great Lakes face a tricky dilemma balancing their nutrient needs, according to a new report by the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) Great Lakes Science Advisory Board.

To Anticipate Emerging Water Quality Threats, IJC Should Oversee a Great Lakes Early Warning System According to New Science Advisory Board Report

What would it look like if we could anticipate the next big ecological threat to the Great Lakes before it happens?

New Analysis: Commercial Fertilizer Applications Decreasing in Western Lake Erie Overall, but Increasing in Canada according to IJC Science Advisory Board

Between 2007 and 2012, the amount of commercial fertilizer applied to agricultural watersheds draining to the western Lake Erie basin declined in the United States but increased in Ontario, according to a…

Coordinated Modeling Can Improve Management of Lake Erie, According to International Joint Commission’s Science Advisory Board – Research Coordination Committee

According to a new report from the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) Great Lakes Research Coordination Committee (RCC), computer models used in an adaptive management framework can help assess outcomes of actions aimed at reducing nutrient runoff that feeds harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie…

Groundwater’s Role in Great Lakes Ecosystem Explored in Great Lakes Science Advisory Board Report

We know that the Great Lakes are one interconnected watershed, with thousands of rivers and streams draining into the lakes. We can see these surface waters and understand their immensity and flows. What about the vast system of water under the Great Lakes known as groundwater?

IJC’s Science Advisory Board investigates potential impacts of crude oil transport in Great Lakes

Oil production in central northern United States and western Canada has increased rapidly since 2010. Its transport near or through the Great Lakes region via pipelines and rail has expanded as a result.

IJC’s Science Advisory Board proposes improvements in measuring Great Lakes health

Do the Great Lakes provide safe, high quality drinking water? Can we swim and fish without health concerns? Are fish and other aquatic species thriving or declining?

IJC’s Science Advisory Board proposes improvements in measuring Great Lakes health

Do the Great Lakes provide safe, high quality drinking water? Can we swim and fish without health concerns? Are fish and other aquatic species thriving or declining?