Feature Headlines

• IISG-P2D2 Partnership Promotes Medicine Collection
• No Bones About It: Easy Steps for Filleting Asian Carp
• Green Infrastructure Benefits Include Cost
• Teachers Engage in Lake Michigan Shipboard Science

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• Living Near Waterways Can Be a Plus or Minus
• IISG Fellow Finds Fish Consumption Advisories Effective
• Lake Michigan Becomes the Classroom for COSEE Teacher Workshop
• Aquatic Invaders Website Spreads Beyond the Internet

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• Ocean Commission Highlights Great Lakes Resource
• Stewardship Synergy Takes off in the Calumet Region
• The Ebbs and Flows of River Restoration
• Fellowship Provides Rich Opportunities
• Asian Carp Hot Topic at Research Symposium
• IEPA Addresses Growth with Watershed Planning
• Lake and Porter Counties Turn to Smart Growth

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• Wingspread Accord Ties Future Growth to Natural Resources
• U of I Ecologist Named Sea Grant Director
• Removing Dams Reconnects the River System
• An Electric Barrier to the Flow of Invasive Species
• Simulated Barrier Stops Bighead Carp
• Sparks Sails into the Sunset
• IISG to Help Improve Beach Monitoring

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• Profiling Culprits in the Great Lakes
• Interim Director Steer IISG into the Future
• Experts Gather To Explore River Restoration
• Students Set Sights on Community Awareness
• Research Takes the Stage
• DNA Fingerprinting Can ID E. coli Contamination
• Funding Boosts Ideas into Action

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• Predicting Urban Sprawl in Top 20 U.S. Coastal Cities
• Research in Review: New Tools for Water Quality Testing
• All Hands (and Eyes) on Deck!
• Roosevelt Students On Board the W.G. Jackson
• Exotic Species Day Camp Wins Award
• Geography Teachers on the Move at Exotics Workshop

This is an annual summary of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant success stories.

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Invasive crayfish represent an ongoing threat to aquatic ecosystems in the Laurentian Great Lakes region, and one of the major pathways of introduction is through the sale of live organisms to consumers (i.e., organism-in-trade pathways). This study investigated the live trade of crayfish in the Great Lakes region through a survey of crayfish retailers to understand sale and utilization of crayfish, as well as retailer sentiments about conservation and environmental stewardship. A database of 617 retailers across eight Great Lakes states was compiled and 123 retailers were contacted for the survey. Sixteen retailers who sold crayfish through the aquarium and bait trades completed the survey. Findings revealed that retailers rely on their wholesalers for information about crayfish, signaling a critical need for increased outreach efforts directed towards these suppliers. Moreover, retailers expressed a need for clear and consistent communication regarding regulatory changes. The results underscore the importance of effective communication and education within the crayfish supply chain to mitigate the risk of future invasive crayfish introductions in the Great Lakes region.

This brochure describes the importance of native crayfish and the impacts of invasive crayfish. It provides audiences such as aquarium hobbyists, teachers, anglers and cooks with information to help them responsibly purchase and contain crayfish to prevent the spread of invasive species.

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