Grass carp caught from Lake Huron
Photograph: Division of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
A 58-pound grass carp caught on Lake Huron on July 14, was sterile, based on the Division of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).
The large fish was discovered barely alive and floating close to the Bruce Nuclear Energy Plant in Baie Du Doré, Bruce County by longtime angler Richard Elliot. It’s the third, and largest, grass carp reported on Lake Huron – and, it’s thought, the second largest reported in Canada.
Elliot, who acknowledged the fish for what it was, instantly reported it to the DFO, who despatched a crew over that day to analyse it.
“This grass carp seize, whereas surprising as a result of its dimension and proximity northward, doesn’t symbolize a major threat to our waterways,” Invading Species Hotline Advisor Brook Schryer stated. “(The carp) was discovered to be sterile by DFO, and its dimension is a sign that it spent its time feeding on aquatic vegetation versus reproducing.”
Grass carp stay a excessive precedence for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters,” he added. “If allowed to determine in Canadian waters, this species would have important impacts on our wetlands and aquatic vegetation, which might result in the lack of biodiversity and important habitat for a lot of native species.”
Schryer advises anglers who consider they’ve seen or captured a grass carp to take a photograph of it, mark the placement, and name the Invading Species Hotline at 1-800-563-7711 or report on-line at: https://www.EDDMapS.org
Go to www.invadingspecies.com/downloads/invasive-fish to obtain a grass carp lookalike truth sheet.
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