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EPA announces Notice of Funding Opportunity to support the Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program

The EPA has announced a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to conduct fish sample analysis in support of the Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance Program. The deadline to apply is March 14, 2025.

January 13, 2025

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Emerald Shiner Fish Passage Project

The US Army Corps of Engineers builds a 700-foot-long fish passage at the City of Buffalo’s Freedom Park on Unity Island to support Emerald Shiner fish.

October 16, 2024

Fish Tumors or Other Deformities BUI removed at Black River and Cuyahoga River AOCs

Tumors and deformities were historically elevated in fish populations in the Black River and Cuyahoga River Areas of Concern (AOCs) as a result of legacy industrial pollution and poor water quality. Contaminant source control and water quality improvements in both AOCs, and remediation work in the Black River AOC, reduced rates of fish tumors and deformities to meet Ohio’s AOC restoration targets, prompting the removal of the Fish Tumors and Other Deformities Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) from these AOCs.

December 8, 2023