Fish and wildlife officials tasked with holding back a species that would otherwise decimate the Great Lakes fishery were ...

Sea lamprey are not supposed to be in the Great Lakes, which is why the U.S. spends about $20 million each year to protect ...

With their eel-like bodies, vampire teeth and suction cup mouths, the main characters of a new documentary resemble something out of the "Dune" science fiction films. The sea lamprey nearly destroyed ...

The Great Lakes fishery is facing a significant crisis that could have far-reaching consequences for both the environment and ...

Scientists knew overfishing was a problem, but pinpointed sea lamprey as their primary suspect. The eel-like creature had infiltrated the Great Lakes through man-made canals, making the freshwater ...

Here's a look at sea lampreys and the forecast. Sometimes called the "vampires of the Great Lakes," the sea lamprey is a parasitic, eel-shaped fish. The lamprey has a disc-shaped mouth filled with ...

The Great Lakes Fishery's unique pest control program is close to eliminating the sea lamprey, a parasitic fish threatening ...

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission has recorded a spike of sea lampreys related to travel restrictions that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. In December, the commission, a binational agency of ...

A new film explores a massive effort from scientists, governments, and small businesses to save the Great Lakes from invasive ...

The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and scientists battled back. The new film ‘The Fish Thief’ explores the fight.

Lamprey are so pesky and resilient ... Screengrab of an animated sequence in A Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery. It shows three young people staring eel-like creatures swarming a swimming hole area ...