New species discovered in Lake Erie

[Staff]

New species discovered in Lake Erie
By ROBB FREDERICK, Erie Times-News
Published: October 22, 2011 12:01 AM EST
Updated: October 21, 2011 11:15 PM EST

New species discovered in Lake Erie | GoErie.com/Erie Times-News
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A federal biologist found a new species in Lake Erie in September: a tiny but prolific parasite that can attach to, and feed on, a number of different sport fish, including perch.

It is too early to know what effect, if any, the animal, a copepod -- a crustacean known as Neoergasilus japonicus -- will have on the lake. Researchers have seen little damage in Saginaw Bay, a part of Lake Huron, where the copepods were found in 1994.

"It seems to be a relatively innocuous parasite," said Rochelle Sturtevant, the regional extension coordinator for Michigan Sea Grant. "But they do have the potential to…

[Staff]

House OKs proposed ballast water policy that environmentalists say won't protect Great Lakes
The Associated Press
First Posted: November 04, 2011 - 10:06 pm
Last Updated: November 04, 2011 - 10:07 pm

House OKs proposed ballast water policy that environmentalists say won't protect Great Lakes | The Republic
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The U.S. House has upheld a proposed national standard for cleansing ship ballast water that Environmentalists say is too weak to prevent more foreign species from invading the Great Lakes.

A maritime transportation bill being debated by the House would limit the number of live organisms in ballast water that ships carry for stability. Most aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes arrived in ballast water from other countries.

Environmentalists say the limits should be tougher than the House bill would require. But the shipping industry says…

[havalotta]

Thanks Staff for taking the time to find and submit new and interesting threads.

[Sage]

what she said

[havalotta]

I looked into this thread for a possible ID but the original link can no longer be found.

Would you believe I found THIS


in fish my dinner!


The waitress says....

"It just looks like a piece of the FISH!"

[dapjwy]

Originally Posted by havalotta

I looked into this thread for a possible ID but the original link can no longer be found.
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Would you believe I found THIS

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in fish my dinner!


The waitress says....
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"It just looks like a piece of the FISH!"

~gag~

[havalotta]

I KNOW! And you can tell in the first photo it isn't even cooked proper. It's still clear!!!!