The cast of “The Great Sea Serpent” portrays sea creatures using puppets and physical movement. Jillian Moore , Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor May 6, 2024 ...

Sea lamprey abundance exceeded targets in 2024 in all Great Lakes due to treatment restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. However numbers of the parasitic, invasive fish are expected to meet ...

Invasive adult Sea Lampreys Mi. DNR photo David Kenyon (517) 373-6516 [email protected] (Michigan DNR) How did they get here? Researchers estimate that sea lampreys arrived in the Great Lakes ...

The sea lamprey, a parasitic fish sometimes called the "vampire of the Great Lakes," has increased in number in recent years due to fewer treatments applied in the region during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The highly successful Sea Lamprey Control program, charged with eradicating the invasive fish from around the Great Lakes, is in peril. At risk are $7 billion sport and ...

As sea lamprey Great Lakes populations peaked at about 2.5 million in the mid-1900s, they were killing 100 million pounds of Great Lakes fish per year.

Decades of TFM use in Great Lakes tributaries succeeded in knocking down the populations of sea lampreys. Lake trout and burbot populations have increased, including a 2024 pronouncement that lake ...

A new documentary released to streaming services on Jan. 31, 'THE FISH THIEF: A Great Lakes Mystery' tells the story of the sea lamprey's rise and fall on the lakes.

Sea lampreys abounded in all Great Lakes in 2024 after treatment was limited during COVID. But the parasitic, invasive fish are expected to decline.

Sea lamprey first invaded upper Great Lakes via the Welland Canal in 1921. Their ability to suck fluids from lake trout and other native fish made them the lakes’ top predator.

In the Great Lakes, where no such co-evolutionary link exists, sea lampreys act as predators, with each individual capable of killing up to 40 pounds of fish over their 12-18 month feeding period.