Uh Oh

An Asian carp was found for the first time beyond electric barriers meant to keep the voracious invasive species out of the Great Lakes, state and federal officials said Wednesday, prompting renewed calls for swift action to block their advance.

Commercial fishermen landed the 3-foot-long, 20-pound bighead carp in Lake Calumet on Chicago’s South Side, about six miles from Lake Michigan, according to the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.

LINK (Via: Science News)

Didymo Found in Chile

Must have been someone's felt shoes.

Didymosphenia, commonly known as “Didymo,” “Rock Snot” or “The Toliet Paper Weed,” has been discovered in New Zealand and North America and is now confirmed to have made its way into the Futaleufu River, in Chile’s Patagonia Region.

LINK (The Santiago Times)

Grouper Eating Lionfish?

The lionfish is an invasive species that is appearing in alarming numbers in the Caribbean and off the coast of Florida. It was thought that the spiny bastards had no natural predators except for possibly large grouper. This photo taken by a recreational diver seems to suggest that grouper do indeed eat lionfish..... or that this guy made a really poor dietary choice.

LINK (Via: Florida Sportsman)

Biologists say there's only one way the bass could have ended up in the reservoir—someone with a bucketful of bass put them there

The DWR, the Stonefly Society of the Wasatch and Utah Trout Unlimited are offering a reward of up to $7,000 to the person who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who put white bass in the Deer Creek Reservoir.

Some of the planted bass planted have been found in the Provo.

LINK (Via: Utah DNR)

Kagan and Carp

As President Barack Obama’s Solicitor General, Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan argued against closing the Chicago locks to prevent Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan. 

 LINK  (Via: The Great Lakes Echo)

Don't Move a Mussel

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has implemented emergency regulations to address the aquatic invasive species threat. Under this regulation, all watercraft using Wyoming waters are required to display an Aquatic Invasive Species decal. Costs for the decal under the emergency regulations are $10 for motorized watercraft registered in Wyoming, $30 for motorized watercraft registered in other states, $5 for non-motorized watercraft owned by Wyoming residents and $15 for non-motorized watercraft owned by non-residents. Inflatables 10 feet or less in length are exempt.

These fees will fund prevention efforts, enforcement, programs to educate the public about AIS,  and implementation of AIS regulations.

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