Great Lakes Commission / Great Lakes Fishery Commission Celebrate 60th Anniversary

Oct 5, 2015

Leaders from across the binational Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River region met in Chicago recently to celebrate the Great Lakes Commission’s 60th anniversary and address challenges and opportunities facing the lakes. Commissioners from the eight Great Lakes states and two Canadian provinces endorsed a 10-step action plan to reduce nutrient loadings and prevent harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, and a first-ever joint session with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission – also celebrating its 60th anniversary – reviewed potential solutions to prevent invasive species from invading the Great Lakes through Chicago-area waterways. More...