A scientist with the Hammond Bay Biological Station near Huron Beach, Mich., holds a female sea lamprey. The lamprey uses its disk-shaped mouth and sharp teeth to fasten onto fish and suck out their bodily fluids. (AP Photo/John Flesher)
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Updated: Thursday, 19 Apr 2012, 9:18 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 19 Apr 2012, 9:18 AM EDT
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) -- A barrier aimed at preventing invasive sea lampreys from reaching spawning grounds is being dedicated in northern Indiana.
Indiana Department of Natural Resources fisheries chief Bill James says the barrier on Trail Creek in Michigan City will prevent tens of thousands of young sea lampreys from migrating to Lake Michigan and destroying Great Lakes fish. He says that will save the Great Lakes Fishery Commission millions of dollars in treatment costs.
The barrier allows game fish to jump over it to reach their spawning areas, but stops the sea lampreys because they can't jump. The barrier also will include a passage that allows desirable fish through.
The DNR says the average blood-sucking sea lamprey destroys more than 40 pounds of Great Lakes fish.
The dedication will be held Friday.
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