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tencats

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Tue Dec 9, 2014, 03:56 PM Dec 2014

A Watershed Moment | Great Lakes at a Crossroads

Part one: The man with the salmon plan
One biologist’s radical dream for the Great Lakes came true when millions of salmon were brought in from the Pacific. The world’s largest freshwater ecosystem has been a giant science experiment ever since.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/The-man-with-the-salmon-plan-b99397807z1-284550491.html

Part two:Salmon crowned king, but its reign is wobbly
Turning the Great Lakes into a haven for Chinook created a multibillion-dollar recreational fishery. But the experiment has shown signs of going bust — leading to a boom in native species.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/Salmon-crowned-king-but-its-reign-is-wobbly-b99397825z1-284550501.html

Part three:A Great Lake revival
The demise of alewives and salmon in Lake Huron brought something nobody expected: An explosion of native species. Is Lake Michigan next? And could a more diverse ecosystem offer protection against Asian carp and other invaders?

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/A-Great-Lake-revival-b99397836z1-284551621.html

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A Watershed Moment | Great Lakes at a Crossroads (Original Post) tencats Dec 2014 OP
The Journal/Sentinel's Dan Egan was a 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist for his Great Lakes reporting. Scuba Dec 2014 #1
I had to read some of his books in gradschool. 2naSalit Dec 2014 #2
 

Scuba

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1. The Journal/Sentinel's Dan Egan was a 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist for his Great Lakes reporting.
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 04:06 PM
Dec 2014

Thanks, tencats, for keeping this series of reports visible.

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