Invasive sea lamprey populations spiked in the Great Lakes during the pandemic. But scientists are finding new ways to keep their numbers in check. Let's check in now on a decadeslong environmental ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. and Canada collectively spend tens of millions of dollars per year to fight invasive, sport fish-attacking sea lamprey in ...

First the bad news: sea lampreys exceeded abundance targets in 2024 in all five Great Lakes. Now the silver linings: the findings weren't a surprise, the reason is well understood and the coming years ...

One of the most significant invasive species threats to Great Lakes sportfish, sea lamprey, is on the decline after experiencing a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, when efforts to control the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A state-of-the-art sea lamprey barrier will be part of the long-delayed stream restoration project in the Grand River in Grand Rapids thanks to a $2.1 million grant from the ...

Invasive sea lampreys still threaten the Great Lakes ecosystem and $5 billion fishing industry. Barriers and lampricides are effective lamprey controls, but new supplemental controls can help ...

The invasive sea lamprey was chomping through the North American region’s native fish, until scientists made a fortuitous discovery. Sea lampreys, native to the Atlantic Ocean, began spreading to the ...

A new study shows that after sea lamprey control efforts were stopped or scaled back during the COVID-19 pandemic, the invasive species surged on the Great Lakes. Sea lampreys are a parasite, feeding ...