Protecting local water has global benefits
New paper published May 11, 2021 in Nature Communications
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. 2019.
The United States Great Lakes as seen from space. The Great Lakes hold about 90% of the freshwater in the U.S. and about 20% of the world s freshwater supply (NOAA).
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Nature Communications demonstrates why keeping local lakes and other waterbodies clean produces cost-effective benefits locally and globally.
A single season of a lake or water body with a harmful algal bloom that results in public do-not-drink orders, damages to fishing activity, lost recreational opportunities, decreased property values and increased likelihood of low birth weight among infants born to mothers exposed to polluted water bodies are but just a handful of reasons why clean water is important.
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A serious blue-green algae warning for Lake Tuggeranong, Australia s Lake Burley Griffin, was raised.
Canberrans were told to stop swimming in two of the favorite lakes in the area. But, shocking discoveries were made that links the said algae in the attempt to make Mars habitable.
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Snows in some parts of Antarctica are turning green from blooms of algae thriving in the snow. Green snow algae grow mostly on Antarctic coastlines, in areas where it is warmer.
Algae in Canberra
Access Canberra released an extreme warning for blue-green algae in Lake Tuggeranong. Simultaneously, in a water safety survey conducted on February 1, the National Capital Authority discovered water in Lake Burley Griffin was contaminated by blue-green algae.
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Duluth, Minnesota A new three-year, $250,000 project led by the University of Minnesota Sea Grant program seeks to determine the potential for a sustainable food-fish aquaculture industry in Minnesota. Potential food-fish farmers planning to enter the industry are interested in credible data that will help them decide which production strategies and species are best suited for profitability, said Amy Schrank, project lead and University of Minnesota Sea Grant fisheries and aquaculture extension educator. Producers will need this information to apply for loans from banks and lending institutions.
Food-fish or fish raised for human consumption is a relatively new and modest aquaculture industry in Minnesota and includes seafood such as shrimp and other forms of shellfish in addition to fish.