Lampreys During The 1950s

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During the 1950s lampreys became a problem. Lampreys were feeding on trout in the Great Lakes and by the late 1950s the population of the trout was very little. Fortunately, The Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC), pursuant to the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries, delivers sea lamprey control in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The GLFC fixed this problem by, killing the larvae and eggs before the lampreys were born. They also put barriers around a section of the lake to trap lampreys. Once the lamprey was in the barrier they were removed. Eventually, the population of lamprey went down since they were being removed from the lake and