Invasive Fish

• Calgary hopes to freeze invasive fish species out of city ponds

  Quick to breed, without natural predators and with survival tricks up their scaled sleeves, Prussian carp and goldfish are the primary culprits the city are trying to deal with.

  Environment

  Feb 2, 2023
  
• First phase complete in eradication of smallmouth bass from Miramichi waters: group

  The Working Group on Smallmouth Bass Eradication says the chemical rotenone was used last Thursday to kill the fish in a Miramichi lake and river.

  Environment

  Sep 12, 2022
  
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• New Brunswick group to proceed with invasive fish eradication in Miramichi area

  An environmental group says it has until September to eradicate smallmouth bass from New Brunswick's Miramichi watershed, after its operation was put on hold last September.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2022
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• Plan to kill invasive fish in New Brunswick watershed delayed until next year

  Over 120 people and supplies were in place for the operation in mid-August, but protesters in canoes refused to leave the area.

  Environment

  Sep 22, 2021
• Large carp pooling for ‘drink of oxygen’ in Regina creek

  A massive pileup of invasive carp is sparking curiosity for those who frequent a Regina park. So what are these fish doing there, anyway?

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2020
• Northern B.C. lake closed to fishing due to infestation of invasive goldfish

  Goldfish compete with native fish for food, potentially threatening an ecosystem.

  Environment

  Jun 21, 2019
• Alberta boy catches 16-pound koi in St. Albert lake: ‘That’s way breaking my record’

  An 11-year-old boy who was out fishing in St. Albert earlier this week managed to reel in a 16-pound carp. The massive fish was about 76 centimetres long!

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2018