How airborne soy pellets can kill Yellowstone lake trout embryos
A trial run of a novel technique that combines soy-based pellets, a seed spreader, and a helicopter has proved resoundingly successful at killing unwanted exotic …
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The Tale Of The Trojan Trout
Can the introduction of a modified invader save the West’s native fish? In western US waterways, invasive and voracious brook trout are out-competing native species …
Supersized Goldfish Could Become Superinvaders
Just west of Toronto last summer, startled biologists counted more than 20,000 goldfish in a single urban stormwater pond the size of two basketball courts. And the …
Smallmouth bass at Yellowstone’s doorstep
An angler’s late February catch in the Gardner River raises concern that nonnative smallmouth bass could invade Yellowstone National Park. Todd Koel, Yellowstone’s longtime …
Fighting to protect native fish on this historic reservation
Native Fish Keepers is owned and operated by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Its mission is to reduce the number of invasive lake trout …
Researchers Are Scaring Invasive Mosquitofish to Death with a Robotic Bass
As part of a scientific study that was published in iScience on Dec. 16, an international team of researchers placed robotic largemouth bass in the …
Didymo found in Upper Manistee River
The Michigan departments of Environment has confirmed a report of didymo, aka “rock snot”alga, in a stretch of the Upper Manistee River. The Manistee …
40,000 pink salmon invade the Tana river
Enormous numbers of invasive pink salmon have spawned in the Norwegian Tana river system. The Tana is regarded as one of the most important spawning …
Invasive Mudsnails Found In Bitterroot Water
Someone call Huey Lewis! Invasive New Zealand mudsnails have been found in a tributary of the Bitterroot River near Victor. The Montana Department of Fish, …
Non-native fish are main consumers of salmon in reservoirs
Might be time to change that pike minnow bounty to a walleye bounty. When warm water fish species like bass, walleye, and crappie that are …