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Ohio Sea Grant College Program
and Stone Laboratory

Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory

Twine Line

Twine Line is the printed voice of Ohio Sea Grant. The award-winning, quarterly newsletter covers issues, events, and research related to Lake Erie and the Great Lakes. Geared toward the public, agencies, media and elected officials, each 12-page issue includes three pages devoted to Stone Laboratory information provided by the Friends of Stone Lab. Subscription rate: $10 for one year.
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Fall 1987 Issue

  • Phosphate reduction key to Lake Erie recovery, Frank R Lichtkoppler
  • Letters to Twine Line, Maran Brainard
  • Seafood Sense: Cookbook explains value of Lake Erie fish
  • Artificial reef at Lakewood enhances fishing, David O Kelch
  • EPA sponsors study of Great Lakes sediment toxins
  • OSG specialists receive awards
  • Publications introduces readers to the Great Lakes
  • Fishery substation to be establish in Fairport Harbor
  • Ashtabula fishing tournament is a success, Frank R Lichtkoppler

Summer 1987 Issue

  • Fish contaminant levels: an update, Fred L Snyder
  • Broader beaches expected at lakeshore this summer, Philip Keillor
  • Seafood Sense: Freshwater Drum is not just another trash fish, David O Kelch
  • Keep your frozen fish tasting fresh, Fred L Snyder
  • Ohio Sea Grant recieves funding, Maran Brainard
  • Students receive 1987 Stone Lab scholarships, Maran Brainard

Summer 1987 Issue

  • Underwater pad improves wet welding, Robert Boyce
  • Sea Grant honors three people for outstanding contributions
  • Less precipitation helps lower lake levels, Philip Keillor
  • Proposed dredging would improve beaches, Frank Lichtkoppler
  • Seafood Sense: Plaice, dabs and other Pleuronectiformes, David O Kelch
  • Have fun in sun, but always protect skin, David O Kelch
  • Cajun cooking craze makes its way to Lake Erie!, David O Kelch
  • Ohio Sea Grant surveys Lake Erie marina impact, Frank R Lichtkoppler
  • Lake Erie cookbook offered, Maran Brainard

Spring 1987 Issue

  • Fairport Harbor Fishing Symposium educational to skilled and unskilled alike, Frank R Lichtkoppler
  • 1987 charter captains conference will include exhibitors, speakers, Fred L Snyder
  • New fishing license needed now, Frank R Lichtkoppler
  • Seafood Sense: Blue crab provides a special culinary treat, David O Kelch
  • Lake Erie's high water level threatens shoreline, Bob Boyce
  • Bald eagles and other marsh lovers make homes at Big Island Wetland, JuliAnne Barth
  • Fishing Symposium
  • Pollution problems targeted by IJC
  • What about Hydra?, Robert Boyce



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