Fall 2022 • Issue 15

Long-term Research

Published November 2022

This issue explores the value of Long-term Research. Calling for a decadal-scale science strategy, it frames the Great Lakes as a vital resource requiring sustained investment to address increasing stressors. The issue highlights the sea lamprey control program as a landmark success story born from long-term research and innovation. Other features delve into the microbial ecosystems of Lake Huron's submerged sinkholes—potential analogs for early Earth life—and describe a 20-year integrated effort using genetics, hatchery production, and outreach to restore lake sturgeon populations.

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Features

20 years of Lake Sturgeon research, outreach, and management on the Black River

Two decades of collaborative research on the Black River have restored lake sturgeon populations through hatchery production, genetic studies, and community outreach efforts.

Sea lamprey, science, and successful invasive species control

The sea lamprey control program is the only reported successful aquatic vertebrate invasive species control at an ecosystem scale, driven by over a century of scientific innovation and cooperation.

Submerged sinkholes of Lake Huron

Underwater sinkholes in Lake Huron host unique microbial mat worlds resembling early Earth conditions, offering analogs for deep-sea vents and extraterrestrial life research.

A decadal-scale science strategy for the Great Lakes

A comprehensive decadal science strategy proposes a $100 million annual investment to coordinate multinational research, monitoring, and centers of excellence for the Great Lakes.

Departments

Book Review

The story of water

A review of Giulio Boccaletti's "Water: A Biography" examines the sociopolitical history of water and its profound impact on human civilization and future challenges.

Member Spotlight

Pubudu Kumarage

Pubudu Kumarage models pollutant transport in inland and coastal water bodies, using fluid dynamics expertise to identify harmful accumulations and conserve aquatic ecosystems.

Member Spotlight

Ruth Duncan

Ruth Duncan, a student at Trent University, uses Indigenous Ecological Knowledge and smart technology to study lake whitefish behavior in culturally relevant habitats in Lake Huron.