The Ohio Lake Erie Commission awarded quarterly grants through Ohio's Lake Erie Protection Fund at recent meeting in Cleveland.
The fund was established to help finance research and on-the-ground projects aimed at protecting, preserving and restoring Lake Erie and its watershed. It is supported by Ohioans who purchase a Lake Erie license plate displaying the Marblehead Lighthouse by Ohio artist Ben Richmond and the new Lake Erie life ring license plate.
Among the grant winners was Bowling Green State University, which received $15,000 to determine otolith element uptake ratios in common carp over a broad range of water chemistries.
Otoliths are calcium carbonate masses in the inner ear of fish that incorporate trace elements during growth in proportion to the elements' concentration in the water. This project will allow researchers to develop chemical signatures specific to different rivers.
The fund was established to help finance research and on-the-ground projects aimed at protecting, preserving and restoring Lake Erie and its watershed. It is supported by Ohioans who purchase a Lake Erie license plate displaying the Marblehead Lighthouse by Ohio artist Ben Richmond and the new Lake Erie life ring license plate.
Among the grant winners was Bowling Green State University, which received $15,000 to determine otolith element uptake ratios in common carp over a broad range of water chemistries.
Otoliths are calcium carbonate masses in the inner ear of fish that incorporate trace elements during growth in proportion to the elements' concentration in the water. This project will allow researchers to develop chemical signatures specific to different rivers.