GLFC

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission coordinates research, controls sea lampreys & facilitates cooperative fishery management within the Great Lakes basin.

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

#DYK science is essential to invasive sea lamprey control? Learn more: https://t.co/lQnw958cnW.

#GreatLakes #InvasiveSpecies #sealamprey #SciComm

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

Get your #CoregonineSciSeries fix before summer break! Join us Friday, June 5 at 12:30PM EST to hear from Scott Koenigbauer (USFWS) about his reflections on decade of cisco stocking. 🐟

👉 Register now: https://t.co/JoKBN4ot7k

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

Get your #CoregonineSciSeries fix before summer break! Join us Friday, June 5 at 12:30PM EST to hear from Scott Koenigbauer (USFWS) about his reflections on decade of cisco stocking. 🐟

👉 Register now: https://t.co/JoKBN4nVhM

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

#DidYouKnow acoustic telemetry is used to study fish? Through the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System (GLATOS), researchers track the movement of fish, providing important information to control #sealamprey & restore native #fish. #DYK https://t.co/5PVHl4VOXc

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

As part of regular outreach and education efforts, @LampreyControl visited with MP @honjudysgro at @OurCommons. Ms. Sgro saw how complex #GreatLakes lamprey larval assessment is. By understanding our field work, MPs see the importance of the work being done to protect our lakes.

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

Congrats to the 2026 GLFC Student Travel Award winners: Isabella Badon (Virginia Tech) & Faith Ojelade (Michigan State). Isabella will present at #IAGLR and Faith will present at #ISAAH in Norway.

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

📣 Applications now open for William Taylor Early Career Researcher Fellowship. Open to PhD students & postdocs, w/a chance to serve on research boards, review proposals, and connect across the #GreatLakes.
💲 $2,000 + travel
📅Deadline: July 15, 2026
🔗https://t.co/4Yw1Y2oTzj

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

#DidYouKnow the GLFC has a fact sheet about the five #GreatLakes lamprey species? The species include invasive #sealamprey, along with four native lampreys: chestnut, silver, northern brook, and American brook.
https://t.co/fyd9G6Qf1d

#SciComm #DYK

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

#DidYouKnow the GLFC has a series of fact sheets containing in-depth information about #GreatLakes fisheries, #sealamprey invasion and control, and management of the Great Lakes, among other topics? Click on the link below! #InvasiveSpecies #SciComm #DYK

https://t.co/2y650rU4D5

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

Getting the word out early so you can put this neat (and free!) event on your calendar🗓️. The Blue Water Sturgeon Festival is happening 6/6 from 10-3 PM in Port Huron, MI. Come for the sturgeon, stay for the fun…and visit our booth with live sea lampreys! https://t.co/kmkHlTiaya

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

Congratulations to GLFC Master’s Fellow Jade Prange who, in addition to recently successfully presenting her thesis work, was awarded the Eric Dueweke Service to the Community Award at the 2026 @TaubmanCollege commencement ceremony!

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

#DidYouKnow you can make your own #GreatLakes #sealamprey papercraft? These are great for parents, teachers, students & ANYONE who loves arts and crafts. Special thanks to Taaja Tucker-Silva for designing this craft!
https://t.co/B5JunU6Ydl
#InvasiveSpecies #SciComm #DYK

[State Department Economic Affairs @EconAtState]

At Take Your Child to Work Day, @StateDept and Great Lakes Fishery Commission hosted a lamprey booth to show how the United States is working together to protect America’s $5.2B Great Lakes fishery. Keeping invasive sea lampreys in check, because lampreys suck!

Special thanks to @DeputySecState for stopping by to meet the kids and the lamprey!

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

Do you know what the keys to success are that drive the invasive #sealamprey control program in the #GreatLakes? Learn the 10 lessons for #invasivespecies control:

#SciComm article: https://t.co/0R3VGV5Lts

Journal publication: https://t.co/k6iwmN0107

#DidYouKnow #DYK

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

Join us on the reef! 🌊🐟

Taylor Skiles (MDNR) will present her research, “Northern Lake Michigan Reef Evaluation and Prioritization” for our next #CoregonineSciSeries on Friday May 1 at 12:30PM EST.

👉 Register now: https://t.co/K6TUEcTdFL

#GreatLakesSci

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

🌎It’s Earth Day! #DYK this day was first observed in 1970? How do you plan to celebrate? We'll be attending two different (free!) events this weekend in MI – learn more:
1. Earth Week Plus Expo: https://t.co/upIITKDafn
2. For-Mar Nature Preserve Pop-Up: https://t.co/svvB3w6Vt1

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

#DidYouKnow our documentary, Predator in Paradise, now comes in a youth educational version? Released in partnership with @intooutdoorstv, and available on the GLFC YouTube channel, this video makes a great classroom resource! https://t.co/jWjnhJnNn3
#GreatLakes #sealamprey #DYK

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

🧬🐟 How can epigenomics shape the future of fish supplementation & monitoring?

Dive into the cutting‑edge toolkit with Clare Venney at the next #CoregonineSciSeries webinar, TODAY at 12:30PM EST!

👉 Register now: https://t.co/WeVREd53RQ

[GLFC @LampreyControl]

Looking for summer fun? Do you live in—or plan to travel to—the NE Michigan area? #sealampreys are visiting the GLs Maritime Heritage Center (NOAA TBNMS) one day each month from April-Oct in 2026. Schedule a trip to see these creatures and enjoy the interactive exhibits! #scicomm

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#DidYouKnow Dr. Ellen Marsden coined the name "quagga mussel" & led groundbreaking research that transformed our understanding of #invasivespecies in the #GreatLakes? Her research continues to shape aquatic ecosystem management globally.
https://t.co/FOYBxaRRAg
#SciComm #DYK