State of the Great Lakes 2017

STATE OF THE GREAT LAKES 2017 TECHNICAL REPORT Indicators to assess the status and trends of the Great Lakes ecosystem Environment and Climate Change Canada and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Cat. [...] Be free from the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species and free from the introduction and spread of terrestrial invasive species that adversely impact the quality of the Waters of the Great Lakes; viii. [...] The Science Annex (Annex 10) of the 2012 GLWQA commits the United States and Canada to enhancing the coordination, integration, synthesis, and assessment of science activities across all Annexes of the Agreement. [...] Environment and Climate Change Canada and United States Environmental Protection Agency have been leading the assessment of the state of the Great Lakes for the Parties since 1994 with the first State of the Great Lakes report released in 1995. [...] The State of the Great Lakes 2017 Highlights Report is a summary of the information found in the sub-indicator reports which are included in their entirety in the State of the Great Lakes 2017 Technical Report.