- Quagga mussels are one of the biggest threats to the Great Lakes, devouring nutrients and killing fish
- But research into them averages less than $1 million a year, a pittance compared other invasive species funding
- Scientists say without a breakthrough, whitefish will disappear within a few years from vast areas of Lakes Huron and Michigan
Harvey Bootsma‘s lab has been working to combat the invasive quagga mussels, despite inadequate funding for research.