Hidden Below: The Great Lakes (@hiddenbelow.bsky.social)

Many reasons why the feds need to keep science staff. Invasive species & water know no boundaries. The quagga mussel is in at least 17 states & Canada. There needs to be strong cooperative programs & research to deal with invasives. 🌊🌊 @alltooclearfilm.bsky.social www.wpr.org/environment/...

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Quadrillions of invasive mussels are damaging the Great Lakes, documentary shows Since the late 1990s, the lake whitefish population has declined as much as 80 percent in parts of the Great Lakes. The culprit is a tiny invasive species called the quagga mussel. https://www.wpr.org/environment/drebert-melnick-documentary-quagga-mussels-great-lakes

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