New blog post from the Illinois State Technology Center highlighting our collaborative effort to improve the integrity and biological sustainability of our Lake Michigan shoreline: The post dives into the purpose and goals of the Rubble Ridges project that the Lake Michigan Biological Station is helping with. While our focus is on monitoring and enhancing […]
LMBS biologist Will Stacy-Duffy recently gave a presentation at a virtual conference hosted by GLOS (the Great Lakes Observing System- https://glos.org/). The Conference was called “Lakebed 2030” in reference to their initiative to map the bathymetry of the Great Lakes in high resolution by 2030 and brought together a diverse group of researchers who do […]
The boating season has come to an end for the Lake Michigan Biological Station. This week, we winterized our boats and stored them away until next season. We will spend the winter months processing the samples we collected over the last five months. Below are some of our favorite moments from our field work this […]
Over the summer of 2021, the Army Corps of Engineers constructed three stone ridges that will be monitored for the next five years. This summer, we have been able to SCUBA dive and gather preliminary data. Check out our Research page to learn more!
Fall shore fishing Chinook in IL: Roughly 50 hours per fish, according to INHS data + This article is behind a paywall, but you can read it for free if you watch an ad.
We have recently resumed side-scan sonar surveys to observe and classify bottom substrates at offshore reefs. This involves high-frequency sonar pings across a swath of the lake bed emanating from a torpedo-shaped “towfish” that is pulled behind the RV Sculpin. The return pings are processed and analyzed to provide an image of the lakebed, helping […]
‘The next level of clean’: EPA grant to help assess health of Waukegan Harbor, Great Lakes * This article is behind a paywall. To access articles behind paywalls for free, please visit your local library for assistance.
The Chicago Tribune spoke to Rebecca Redman and Jeffrey Stein, LMBS researchers, about fish eggs and invasive mussels: Fish eggs are suffocating in Lake Michigan reefs. What will it take to save these nurseries? * This article is behind a paywall. To access articles behind paywalls for free, please visit your local library for assistance.
Lake Michigan perch and perspective: At least trying to put the two together + This article is behind a paywall, but you can read it for free if you watch an ad.
Working with both Craig Miller and his Human Dimensions Research Program and Sergiusz Czesny at the Lake Michigan Biological Station, graduate student Elizabeth Golebie has been examining Lake Michigan fishing from social and economic perspectives. Read the full story.