State sets limits for toxic algae warnings at lakes, ponds
State officials might warn people to avoid swimming in toxic algae at Ohio lakes this summer, but they won't tell them to keep their boats or fishing lines out of the water.
The state today released its new strategy to protect people from the liver and nerve toxins blue-green algae can produce.
It will post warning signs at beaches, but won't warn people not to touch the water unless someone got sick or a pet was killed after coming in contact with contaminated water.
State officials last year posted algae warning signs at 20 public lakes, beaches and ponds.
At Grand Lake St. Marys in western Ohio, toxins grew so concentrated that people were warned not to touch the water, take boats out on the lake or eat any fish caught there.
Ohio Department of Health officials said liver and nerve toxins were the probable cause of sicknesses reported in seven people.
The warnings created a steep drop off in visitors to the 13,000-acre lake and state park. That torpedoed the local tourism economy, leaving many lake area businesses struggling to stay in the black.
Heidi Griesmer, an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency spokeswoman, said the state decided to drop the boating restrictions because no illnesses were linked to people breathing in the spray from a moving boat.
And she said that research on fish caught at the lake show toxins don't build up or accumulate in fish tissues.
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State officials last year posted algae warning signs at 20 public lakes, beaches and ponds. At Grand Lake St. Marys in western Ohio, toxins grew so concentrated that people were warned not to touch the water, take boats out on the lake or eat any fish
"It would be difficult for John Q. Public to fill out a form and get a useful product," said David Culver, an algae expert and director of Ohio State University's limnology laboratory, which studies lakes and ponds. "It might be better to just say,
MASON CITY,IA-With the scorching weather we've been seeing in the area, folks are looking to area ponds and lakes for a little relief. There aren't lifeguards set up at those spots. Big Blue in Mason City is a hot spot in the summer.
The park has two lakes and spring-fed ponds. Brittany Bird, natural resources planner for Oakland County Parks and Recreation, said the snake “could not take a human at all.” Continued “What the herpetologists provided us is that the largest prey
Bass doing better in local strip mines, farm ponds on topwater lures. Plastics, like 6-inch lizards, are also working. Bluegill were biting in area lakes, ponds near Galesburg on crickets hung from a bobber up in the shallows.
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Anyone could fish, crab or clam this weekend without having to get a license to do so.
Cooper Creek and Diamond Lake were just a couple of the places in our area that were packed with people young and old, looking to catch some big fish.
Several local groups were on hand to help teach people how to fish, and even loaned out reels they could use for the afternoon.
The US Forest Service was cooking up free hot dogs and there were prize giveaways for kids.
Officials say the free fishing weekend is a good way to show everyone how fun the outdoors can be, and encourage them to take part in fishing throughout the year.
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