While attacks on humans are rare, the sea lamprey has been known to latch into people while they’re swimming. Thankfully, the bite won’t be fatal, ...

The Great Lakes where sea lamprey control efforts were most cut during COVID-19 had the biggest surge of the invasive species, a study found.

Sea lion attacks are not a common occurrence, but they are rising, with two alone happening recently in Southern California. Phoebe Beltran, 15, had to go to a hospital after she was attacked by ...

Sea lamprey numbers climbed in all Great Lakes in 2024 after treatment was limited during the COVID-19 pandemic. ... which feed on fish such as salmon and trout but not humans, ...

A new film explores the massive effort on the part of scientists, governments, and small businesses to save the Great Lakes from the invasive sea lamprey. “The Fish Thief” was released on Jan. 31.

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Chalk it up to another unfortunate side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic: Blood-sucking lampreys are back. Sea lampreys are parasitic fish from the northern Atlantic and Baltic, western ...

A sea lamprey in a tank. These jawless, primitive fish are known for invading ecosystems and sucking blood, but scientists are using their genes to learn about early vertebrate evolution.

That's the number of aquatic non-native species that have made their way into the Great Lakes as of 2023 – at least the ones that scientists have identified. About one-third of the species have ...

Chalk it up to another unfortunate side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic: Blood-sucking lampreys are back. Sea lampreys are parasitic fish from the northern Atlantic and Baltic, western ...

Many fish survive the attacks, however, and Lake Superior fish caught by anglers often have circular marks where lampreys were attached. Sea lampreys are by far the most destructive of all aquatic ...