To combat the growing threat of toxic and nuisance algal development in Lake Erie, the United States and Canada have committed, through the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, to develop revised binational phosphorus load reduction targets for Lake Erie by February, 2016. In response to this commitment, in 2013, federal agencies, state and provincial […]
Posted: June 30, 2015phosphorus
2014-2016 Great Lakes Binational Priorities for Science and Action
Article 5, Section 2(c) of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 2012 states: “…the Parties shall establish, in consultation with the Great Lakes Executive Committee, binational priorities for science and action to address current and future threats to the quality of the Water of the Great Lakes, not later than six months after each […]
Posted: March 20, 2014Lake Huron Binational Partnership Annual Report 2013
This annual report highlights progress and challenges for the Lake Huron Binational Partnership over the past year, and outlines planned activities including outreach, monitoring, protection and restoration actions. It includes an overview, accomplishments, challenges, next steps, and contacts. The Lake Huron Binational Partnership is an action plan for cooperatively restoring and protecting the ecosystem of […]
Posted: October 21, 2013Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan Annual Report 2012
This annual report highlights progress and challenges for the Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan over the past year, and outlines planned activities including outreach, monitoring, protection and restoration actions. It includes an overview, accomplishments, challenges, next steps, and contacts. The Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan is a binational action plan for cooperatively restoring and protecting […]
Posted: November 28, 2012State of the Great Lakes 2011
Through State of the Great Lakes Reporting, Canada and the United States establish and maintain comprehensive, science-based ecosystem indicators to assess the state of the Great Lakes, to anticipate emerging threats and to measure progress in relation to achievement of the General and Specific Objectives of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Highlights PDF (12 […]
Posted: October 16, 2011State of the Great Lakes 2009
Through State of the Great Lakes Reporting, Canada and the United States establish and maintain comprehensive, science-based ecosystem indicators to assess the state of the Great Lakes, to anticipate emerging threats and to measure progress in relation to achievement of the General and Specific Objectives of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Technical Report PDF […]
Posted: October 16, 2009