Asian Carp in St Lawrence
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:32 pm
Some bad news about Invasive Species.....
Asian Carp (specifically Grass Carp) have been confirmed in the St Lawrence River downstream of the Ottawa River.
e-DNA was used and it is detecting them throughout the basin and even up some tributaries.
This suggests there are multiple individuals and potentially an established population.
Good News, with the implementation of the new Ontario Invasive Species Act, various Asian carps and snakeheads are no longer available alive from fish markets in Ontario. It will be more difficult to acquire live fish for release into Ontario's waterways. You can read more about this new Act here: https://www.ontario.ca/page/stop-spread ... e-species/
Asian Carp (specifically Grass Carp) have been confirmed in the St Lawrence River downstream of the Ottawa River.
e-DNA was used and it is detecting them throughout the basin and even up some tributaries.
This suggests there are multiple individuals and potentially an established population.
Good News, with the implementation of the new Ontario Invasive Species Act, various Asian carps and snakeheads are no longer available alive from fish markets in Ontario. It will be more difficult to acquire live fish for release into Ontario's waterways. You can read more about this new Act here: https://www.ontario.ca/page/stop-spread ... e-species/