Work began back in April in Lake Erie in Ontario and is expected to continue into October. That's good news, because when left to multiply, sea lampreys can cause big problems and threaten the Great ...

A new film explores the massive effort on the part of scientists, governments, and small businesses to save the Great Lakes from the invasive sea lamprey. “The Fish Thief” was released on Jan. 31. “It ...

For the sake of first-hand reporting, the Peabody-award-winning journalist Katie Thornton let a creature known as the vampire fish latch onto the palm of her hand. “The suction is so powerful — it’s ...

One of the most significant invasive species threats to Great Lakes sportfish, sea lamprey, is on the decline after experiencing a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, when efforts to control the ...

More than 60 years after invasive sea lamprey began decimating Lake Superior lake trout, restoration efforts have successfully returned this native freshwater fish to the lake. Both a keystone species ...

A recent report by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) revealed that populations of parasitic sea lampreys in Lake Superior have surged over the past four years. This spike follows a reduction ...

The U.S. and Canada collectively spend tens of millions of dollars per year to fight invasive, sport fish-attacking sea lamprey in the Great Lakes, a control effort that's spanned generations. But ...