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The St. Lawrence Seaway opened the Great Lakes to direct ocean-going shipping. Unfortunately, ships brought invasive species along for the ride in their ballast water.
Learn more below about regulations to clean up ship ballast tanks and why it’s critical to plug loopholes that remain for “lakers,” ships operating solely in the Great Lakes.
Standpoint Series
October 13, 2017
This is the second of eight articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. This time of year, there is a […]
BLOG
May 18, 2017
Invasive species, like zebra mussels and round gobies, have wreaked havoc on the Great Lakes. Brought in via ballast water tanks on ocean-going ships, invasive species out-compete native species and […]