Scientists: $200M loss from Great Lakes invasives

By JOHN FLESHER , Associated Press Writer, Space & Earth science / Environment

In this Jan. 5, 2006 file photo, a group of round gobies swim in an exhibit of the kinds of invasive species threatening the Great Lakes ecosystem at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. A scientific report released Wednesday, July 16, 2008 says invasive species that reached the Great Lakes in ballast tanks of oceangoing ships may cost the regional economy about $200 million a year. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

(AP) -- Foreign species that slipped into the Great Lakes in ballast tanks of oceangoing cargo ships cost the regional economy at least $200 million a year, according to a University of Notre Dame study released Wednesday.

Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

ť Next Article in Space & Earth science - Environment: New Report: Greatest Value of Forests is Sustainable Water Supply

would you recommend this story?