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GLFC

@LampreyControl

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

 Ann Arbor, Michigan
glfc.org
Joined September 2010
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Day 6: Pika-Parasite A wild “Pikachew” appeared! Each spring our crews set traps that work like the GLFC’s Pokédex, tracking #sealamprey numbers in a combo with lampricides and barriers that’s super effective! Voting starts tomorrow! #GreatLakes #invasivespecies
A clipart version of the Pokémon, Pikachu, but with a sea lamprey mouth for a face. The Pokémon is on a green lawn with a blue sky and bright sun in the background. The word “Lamprey” in the Pokémon font is at the top, with the words “Gotta catch ‘em all” beneath.

ALT A clipart version of the Pokémon, Pikachu, but with a sea lamprey mouth for a face. The Pokémon is on a green lawn with a blue sky and bright sun in the background. The word “Lamprey” in the Pokémon font is at the top, with the words “Gotta catch ‘em all” beneath.

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Day 5: Par-Athena Our Athena-inspired #lamproweenie knows epic journeys, slipping through shipping canals like a Trojan horse to invade the #GreatLakes. But there was no homecoming for these voyagers once the GLFC formed in 1955 to fight back! #Lamproween #invasivespecies
A photo of a sea lamprey wearing a clipart-style costume made to look like the character Athena from the movie, The Odyssey. The sea lamprey is wearing a white dress that is wrapped around its body. There are sand and low hills in the background.

ALT A photo of a sea lamprey wearing a clipart-style costume made to look like the character Athena from the movie, The Odyssey. The sea lamprey is wearing a white dress that is wrapped around its body. There are sand and low hills in the background.

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Day 4: Blood-Sucker Steve Today’s #lamproweenie spawned in as Steve from Minecraft, a pixelated parasite that griefs #GreatLakes fish. But #sealamprey control will nether give up, until the End! ⛏️ Thanks to the creative Calder Miehls for the idea! #Lamproween #invasivespecies
A sea lamprey dressed is a Halloween costume like Steve from Minecraft. The sea lamprey is wearing a teal shirt and blue pants and holding a pickaxe. Next to the sea lamprey is a pink sheet. In the top the word “Lampcraft” is written in the Minecraft font. All parts of the picture are pixilated.

ALT A sea lamprey dressed is a Halloween costume like Steve from Minecraft. The sea lamprey is wearing a teal shirt and blue pants and holding a pickaxe. Next to the sea lamprey is a pink sheet. In the top the word “Lampcraft” is written in the Minecraft font. All parts of the picture are pixilated.

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Day 3: Little Lamp of Horrors This strange & interesting plant, er, fish, once devastated #GreatLakes fisheries, but the #SeaLamprey Control Program now stops this #invasive bloodthirsty bloom before it sprouts teeth! Thanks to Christina Contreras Stone for the idea! #Lamproween
A clipart drawing of three witches which looks like the movie poster for Hocus Pocus. The faces of the witches have been replaced by sea lamprey mouths. The words “Hocus Pocus” appear on top of a moon, but have been crossed out with “science” written beneath.

ALT A clipart drawing of three witches which looks like the movie poster for Hocus Pocus. The faces of the witches have been replaced by sea lamprey mouths. The words “Hocus Pocus” appear on top of a moon, but have been crossed out with “science” written beneath.

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Day 2: The Legend of Slimy Hollow Beware the Headless Horsefish of Slimy Hollow, a nonnative nightmare that latches onto #GreatLakes fish with a disc full of teeth. The #SeaLamprey Control Program keeps it from riding roughshod over fisheries! #Lamproween #invasivespecies
A clipart drawing of the classic headless horseman. The horseman is wearing a black cloak and holding a lantern and a jack o’ lantern with a sea lamprey mouth visible through the cut-out pieces. In the background a silhouetted horse is visible with silhouetted tree branches and a full moon.

ALT A clipart drawing of the classic headless horseman. The horseman is wearing a black cloak and holding a lantern and a jack o’ lantern with a sea lamprey mouth visible through the cut-out pieces. In the background a silhouetted horse is visible with silhouetted tree branches and a full moon.

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Day 1: Tedromyzon Lassinus #Lamproween is back & we’re starting with a mustachioed macroparasite with a motivational message. Believe in believe! Thanks to Jill Wingfield & Scott Miehls for ideas! Look for a new #lamproweenie (costumed #sealamprey) daily, then vote on #Halloween!
A photo of a sea lamprey wearing a clipart-style costume made to look like the character Ted Lasso from the TV show of the same name. The sea lamprey is wearing a white visor and a blue track jacket, has a mustache, and is holding a soccer ball and a mug with the word “Believe” on it. Stadium seating is visible in the background.

ALT A photo of a sea lamprey wearing a clipart-style costume made to look like the character Ted Lasso from the TV show of the same name. The sea lamprey is wearing a white visor and a blue track jacket, has a mustache, and is holding a soccer ball and a mug with the word “Believe” on it. Stadium seating is visible in the background.

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Congratulations to GLFC’s Leah McCallum and the @MSUExtension and AgBioResearch State Advisory Council on receiving the 2026 MSU Extension Key Partner Award! Leah serves as Public Engagement Officer for FishPass. #GreatLakes #FishPass #MSUExtension
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Interested in learning more about the GLFC's #CallForProposals? Join us on Monday October 19 at 12:30pm for an informational webinar to have all of your funding-related questions answered by GLFC staff. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi… #RequestforProposals #Funding
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Nominations are open for the GLFC’s three annual awards! The Christie/Loftus Award, the Besadny Award, and the Applegate Award. Deadline is November 9, 2026. Nominate someone: glfc.org/about.php#awards
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#DidYouKnow that when aquatic biologists scan fish with handheld PIT tag readers, they’re picking up tiny, implanted tags that reveal a fish’s ID, history, and movements? A quick beep helps track many species of fish. 🐟📡 #SciComm #DYK
A photo of two researchers in green USGS hats and orange life vests waving a small green, hand-held device over a fish along the side of a river.

ALT A photo of two researchers in green USGS hats and orange life vests waving a small green, hand-held device over a fish along the side of a river.

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Thanks to #Ontario Premier @fordnation & Minister @ToddJMcCarthy for meeting with @LampreyControl to talk about #GreatLakes infrastructure & the work of the GLFC in Canada. @lao_english and @ONresources are essential partners in the work we do. #Partnerships #Thanks #CanadaUS
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Who ya gonna call? 👻 If you spot someone in a stream with what looks like a proton pack, they’re not busting ghosts—they’re electrofishing. A mild shock brings larval #sealamprey to the surface so control agents can count them & protect #GreatLakes fisheries. #DidYouKnow #DYK
A woman standing in a stream wears an electronics backpack with many dials and switches. She holds two blue wands with small nets on the end that are positioned in the water, near the streambank.

ALT A woman standing in a stream wears an electronics backpack with many dials and switches. She holds two blue wands with small nets on the end that are positioned in the water, near the streambank.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY! #CallForProposals is open! The GLFC is soliciting pre-proposals and pilot project proposals for outstanding #SeaLamprey & #Fisheries research. Deadline: 15 Jan 2027. More info & apply: bit.ly/Call-for-proposals. #research #funding #GreatLakesSci
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What happens when larval lake whitefish & zooplankton work the shoreline night shift?🌙 Dive into their spatial and diel dynamics across Lakes Michigan, Huron, & Superior with Aiden Cardwell (LSSU) tomorrow 10/2 for our #CoregonineSciSeries. Register now: bit.ly/oct22026
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#DidYouKnow parasitic sea lampreys can consume up to 2.4 pounds (1.1 kg) of #GreatLakes fish blood over 12–18 months? That’s roughly the blood volume of three 15-pound lake trout! Learn more: sealamprey.org. #InvasiveSpecies #SciComm #DYK
The picture shows a salmon being held on its side by a person in a white jacket. The salmon has a sea lamprey wound, about the size of a quarter. Below the sea lamprey wound is a set of hands holding a parasitic sea lamprey. Two thumbs are pointing towards the teeth of the sea lamprey.

ALT The picture shows a salmon being held on its side by a person in a white jacket. The salmon has a sea lamprey wound, about the size of a quarter. Below the sea lamprey wound is a set of hands holding a parasitic sea lamprey. Two thumbs are pointing towards the teeth of the sea lamprey.

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@LampreyControl chair @EarlProvost spoke to #Ontario Premier @fordnation about the GLFC. We thank the Premier, @ONgov, @ONresources for the support & interest on partnership opportunities like lamprey control & infrastructure. If the #GreatLakes are healthy, we all win. #CanadaUS
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At what summer camp can you get an up-close look at one of the most infamous invaders in #GreatLakes history? At @michiganstateu Extension's 4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp in Presque Isle County! glfc.org/pulse-on-science-4h… 📷 Michigan Sea Grant #InvasiveSpecies #SciComm
A woman in a Great Lakes Fishery Commission shirt stands behind a tank of live sea lamprey while a group of youth gather around.

ALT A woman in a Great Lakes Fishery Commission shirt stands behind a tank of live sea lamprey while a group of youth gather around.

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#DidYouKnow that Hammond Bay Biological Station is celebrating its 150th anniversary on September 30th?! The afternoon tours are full, but there is plenty of space at the Rogers Theater for the evening presentation from 6-8pm. Please join us! #SciComm #DYK
An announcement for the Hammond Bay Biological Station 150th anniversary celebration.

ALT An announcement for the Hammond Bay Biological Station 150th anniversary celebration.

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📣 Great Lakes Educators! Interested in engaging, Great Lakes-themed lessons? Fisheries science meets social studies on the GLFHT website where you can find "trail stories" designed to help you deepen student understanding of Great Lakes topics – and more! greatlakesfisheriestrail.org…
Image of Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Trail website, specifically the "Teach" page, depicting the body of a silver fish with scales in the background with text in the foreground explaining what the webpage offers for educators.

ALT Image of Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Trail website, specifically the "Teach" page, depicting the body of a silver fish with scales in the background with text in the foreground explaining what the webpage offers for educators.

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Exciting news: the GLFC's Science Directorate has new leadership starting October 1. Dr. Andrew Muir moves to a new Chief Scientist role, and Dr. Dan Zielinski becomes Science Director. Congratulations to both! Read the full release here: glfc.org/pubs/pressrel/2026_…
Dr. Andrew Muir and Dr. Dan Zielinski in front the pre-construction FishPass site on the Ottaway (Boardman) River

ALT Dr. Andrew Muir and Dr. Dan Zielinski in front the pre-construction FishPass site on the Ottaway (Boardman) River

Dr. Andrew Muir and Dr. Zielinski at the FishPass site during early construction

ALT Dr. Andrew Muir and Dr. Zielinski at the FishPass site during early construction

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