This page contains information about Great Lakes region organizations, associations, government agencies, and other groups.

Alliance for the Great Lakes

The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes.

American Great Lakes Ports Association

The American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) is an organization representing the interests of commercial ports and port users on the United States side of the Great Lakes.

Clear Seas

Clear Seas is a Canadian not-for-profit organization that provides independent fact-based information to enable governments, industry, and the public to make informed decisions on marine shipping issues.

Eastern Lake Erie Charter Boat Association

The Eastern Lake Erie Charter Boat Association (ELECBA) is an association of Professional, USCG Licensed Charter Captains operating on the Eastern Basin of Lake Erie and the upper Niagara River in beautiful Chautauqua and Erie Counties of New York State.

Friends of the St. Clair River

Friends of the St. Clair River (FOSCR) is a volunteer-based registered Canadian charitable organization. FOSCR works to promote conservation, beautification and environmental restoration projects along the Canadian shore of the St. Clair River. FOSCR was created to assist in the development and implementation of the St. Clair River Area of Concern (AOC) Remedial Action Plan (RAP).

Great Lakes Cruising Coalition

The Great Lakes Cruising Coalition (GLCC) promotes the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System as a destination for the cruise ship industry.

Great Lakes Fishery Commission

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC), operating through the 1954 Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries, facilitates successful cross-border cooperation to improve and perpetuate the Great Lakes fishery.

Great Lakes Fishery Trust

The Great Lakes Fishery Trust (GLFT) is a funding source created to compensate the residents of Michigan for the lost use and enjoyment of fisheries resources of Lake Michigan resulting from the operation of the Ludington Pumped Storage Plant (LPSP).

Great Lakes Information Network

The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) was developed by the Great Lakes Commission to serve as a regional information hub relating to the binational Great Lakes – St. Lawrence region of North America.

Great Lakes Governors and Premiers

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers unites the chief executives from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec and Wisconsin to grow the region’s economy and protect the world’s largest system of surface fresh water.

Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body

The Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River Water Resources Regional Body was established by the Great Lakes Governors and Premiers to manage and protect the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin.

Great Lakes News Collaborative

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS) is a wholly owned government corporation to construct, operate, and maintain that part of the St. Lawrence Seaway between the Port of Montreal and Lake Erie, within the territorial limits of the United States.

Great Lakes Sea Grant Network

The Great Lakes Sea Grant Network includes the following Sea Grant programs: Illinois-Indiana, Lake Champlain, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio ,Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

Great Lakes Water Authority

The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) provides nearly 40 percent of Michigan’s population with water, as well as wastewater services to nearly 30 percent of the state.

Great Waters Research Collaborative

The Great Waters Research Collaborative (GWRC) is devoted to studying ways to support sustainable industrial, commercial and public use of the nation’s Great Waters, especially through green shipping. The GWRC team has a comprehensive research capacity for maritime environmental research services.

Lake Erie Charter Boat Association

Lake Erie Charter Boat Association (LECBA) is an association dedicated to preserving the natural resources of Lake Erie and supporting the local charter boat industry.

Lake Superior Research Institute

The Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI), the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Natural Resources Research Institute and AMI Consulting Engineers.

Michigan Shipwreck Research Association

The Michigan Shipwreck Research Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, whose mission is to preserve and interpret Michigan’s submerged maritime history.

National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation

National Parks of Lake Superior Foundation (NPLSF) is the official non-profit 501(c) (3) fund raising partner of the National Park Service (NPS) for all five US national park sites on Lake Superior – Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Grand Portage National Monument, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw National Historical Park, and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy

The Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy (SBLC) protects land and provides stewardship assistance all over the Saginaw Bay Watershed.

Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network

The Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network (WIN) is a community-based, voluntary initiative that connects people, resources, organizations, and programs.

Wisconsin Domestic Maritime Coalition

Wisconsin Domestic Maritime Coalition (WIDMAC) represents business and labor leaders from around Wisconsin as the voice of the domestic maritime industry.

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