Canada-US study: Grass carp have invaded three of the Great Lakes
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By Karen Graham 16 hours ago in Environment
Invasive grass carps have reached three of the Great Lakes, posing a serious environmental risk to the lakes and wetlands of the Great Lakes Basin (GLB), according to a study released on Friday.
The scientific, peer-reviewed study was led by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, coordinated by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and authored by experts from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the University of Toronto Scarborough, the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, according to a press release issued by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
The study - "Binational Ecological Risk Assessment of Grass Carp for the Great Lakes Basin" concludes that unless actions are taken to curb the invasion of the grass carp, the ecological consequences would be devastating and would be extreme in the Great Lakes Basin within 50 years.
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