Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI), along with her fellow Great Lakes Task Force co-chairs, today announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted $2,152,513 to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to address invasive sea lamprey in the Grand River in Grand Rapids.
“Sea lampreys are highly invasive and are a significant danger to the native fish of the Great Lakes and the entire Great Lakes ecosystem. The Great Lakes fishery supports billions of dollars in the economy and hundreds of thousands of jobs, and we must protect this critical natural resource,” Dingell said. “The work of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission has reduced sea lamprey populations by more than 90%, and we must continue to support their efforts to sustain healthy fish and lakes for generations to come.”
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission will use the grant funding to:
develop and implement new sea lamprey control techniques;
design a new sea lamprey barrier, and conduct pre-barrier-construction work on the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan (MI), which will protect more than 4,000 river miles from sea lamprey; and
aid in recovery of native fish species.
Learn more about the Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s Sea Lamprey work here.
