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Sea lamprey – fish that came through canals. Japanese stiltgrass – plant introduced in shipment packing material. ... That's why it's so important to keep up with surveillance and monitoring ...
The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a parasitic lamprey native to the Northern Hemisphere. It is sometimes referred to as the "vampire fish". It is sometimes referred to as the "vampire fish". In its original habitats, the sea lamprey coevolved with its hosts, and those hosts evolved a measure of resistance to the sea lampreys.
Each larva that grows into a juvenile sea lamprey will migrate into Lake Michigan and can kill 40 pounds of fish in its 12- to 18-month feeding period.
Parasitic sea lamprey have been detected as far north as the Caledonia Dam in the Grand River watershed, [18] so are not present near Mill Creek yet [20] - although they are likely moving north. [21] Rusty crayfish are spreading through southern Ontario (including the Grand River watershed [ 18 ] ), and have been detected by the Ministry of ...
Sea lampreys devastated the fishing industry of the Great Lakes. Within 20 years of the lamprey entering the Great Lakes, the harvesting of lake trout was reduced by 98%. Control efforts included lampricides, physical barriers, pheromone alarms and baiting, and trapping. The control has been extremely successful in reducing sea lamprey ...
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The program may be used as a model for control of the sea lamprey infestation of the Great Lakes. [6] The ecological benefits of the program are manifold; in addition to reducing pesticide use in the US, the fumigation of exported U.S. cotton bales with methyl bromide has also been significantly reduced. Fewer pesticide applications enable ...
Sea lamprey is the most sought-after species in Portugal and one of only two that can legally bear the commercial name "lamprey" (lampreia): the other one being Lampetra fluviatilis, the European river lamprey, both according to Portaria (Government regulation no. 587/2006, from 22 June).