"We are only one exotic species away from a fisheries disaster in the Great Lakes," he told participants attending a Great Lakes Press Day at Bay City State Recreation Area here last month. "And it could happen very, very quickly."
Yet the strongest plan coming out of Washington so far gives the shipping industry over 5 more years to come up with effective ballast water control to stop the invasives.
http://www.michiganoutdoornews.com/articles/2005/09/15//news/news4.txt
Posted by Dave at September 16, 2005 08:00 AM