News Releases – Wisconsin Sea Grant

Survey of Wisconsin boaters gauges success of boater education about invasive species A survey of Wisconsin boaters reveals that a majority "usually" or "always" take steps to prevent the spread of AIS when boating—a credit to Wisconsin's efforts to promote environmentally responsible boating behaviors.

Tea and sunlight: Exploring how nature breaks down pollution in the St. Louis River Researchers funded by Wisconsin Sea Grant have found that various amounts and types of dissolved organic matter combined with sunlight can break down different pollutants in the St. Louis River. The research team was headed by Christina Remucal, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Kristine Wammer, University of St. Thomas.

Superior resident is first EPA UW-Madison research fellow EPA-UW-Madison Research Fellow Ryan Lepak is looking at sources of methylmercury in fish and how it accumulates in and moves through the Great Lakes environment.

Largest PCB cleanup in the world winding down Sea Grant Contributed to Fox River Effort For three decades beginning in the 1950s, seven Fox River Valley paper mills manufactured or recycled carbonless copy…

Aquatic invasive species are short-circuiting benefits from mercury reduction in the Great Lakes According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 40 years of reduced mercury use, emissions, and loading in the Great Lakes region have largely not produced equivalent declines in the amount of mercury accumulating in large game fish.