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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Great Lakes Fish Species Threatened by Asian Invaders

Since Asian Carp typically eat out the lowest trophic layer (plankton, etc.) of an aquatic ecosystem, they can easily devastate the delicate ecosystem of the Great Lakes in New York.  Also, since Asian Carp have no natural predators in American waters, they can breed and multiply quite rapidly.  Here is a list of Great Lake species endangered by these Asian invaders:


Walleye

Perch

Salmon

Trout

Cisco

Bloaters

Muskie

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