The Detroit River Canadian Cleanup (DRCC) is bringing a free screening of its Great Lakes documentary to Windsor next week.
All Too Clear will be played at the Armouries at the University of Windsor on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. While the movie is free, registration is required.
The DRCC said the audience can look forward to seeing underwater footage, displaying how quaggas, small invasive mussels, have changed the Great Lakes’ ecosystem and its effect on fish populations.
Crews have been working to clean up the Detroit River through the Remedial Action Plan under the Area of Concern program. Since this was implemented, environmental conditions have improved, which has benefitted fish populations and habitats.
“Ensuring the Detroit River supports healthy fish populations is a key component to the Remedial Action Plan,” said Jackie Serran, Remedial Action Plan Coordinator for the DRCC.
“Many significant restoration actions have already taken place in the Detroit River to improve water quality and fish habitat. We are starting to see Lake Sturgeon and Lake Whitefish return and tens of thousands of people enjoy the recreational fishing opportunities in the river each year, proving that our actions are working.”
After the screening of All Too Clear, a panel of experts will discuss fish populations in the Great Lakes. This panel will include Dr. Michael Thorn from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and Dr. Robin Debruyne from the U.S. Geological Survey.
If you would like to attend the event and see inside the Great Lakes and clean-up progress made in the Detroit River, you can register here.
The trailer for the documentary is available here.
