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  2. Corbicula - Wikipedia

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    Corbicula clams are remarkably proficient invasive species, with native ranges spanning from Australia to Africa, but can now be found in most other continents. [10] In North America, Corbicula may have initially invaded as a human food source, [ 17 ] though the origin of invasion in other continents has not been determined. [ 18 ]

  3. Carcinus maenas - Wikipedia

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    C. maenas is a widespread invasive species, listed among the 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species. [2] It is native to the north-east Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea , but has colonised similar habitats in Australia, South Africa, South America and both Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.

  4. Corbicula fluminea - Wikipedia

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    Corbicula fluminea is a species of freshwater clam native to eastern Asia which has become a successful invasive species throughout the world, including North America, South America, Europe, [1] and New Zealand. [2] [3] It is native to freshwater environments of Eastern Asia, including Russia, Thailand, the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Korea ...

  5. Sea lamprey? Quagga mussels? New study ranks the worst ... - AOL

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    In a new study, scientists created a top 10 list of the worst invasive species in the Great Lakes. The team of scientists from Michigan Sea Grant, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

  6. Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into ...

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    Beginning around 2018, managers started placing new, solar-powered receivers around the Great Lakes region that could track tagged carp and send instant notifications to observers.

  7. Invasive species - Wikipedia

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    In the Great Lakes region the sea lamprey is an invasive species. In its original habitat, it had co-evolved as a parasite that did not kill its host. However, in the Great Lakes Region, it acts as a predator and can consume up to 40 pounds of fish in its 12–18 month feeding period. [116]

  8. Funding agreement will kickstart project to keep invasive ...

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    The funding will commence the first phase of the $1.1 billion project aimed at keeping out invasive carp and other nuisance species from entering the Great Lakes by having the U.S. Army Corps of ...

  9. Great Lakes Areas of Concern - Wikipedia

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    With the realization of the sea lamprey explosion in the Great Lakes, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission was created to control the situation. In 1994 the Ecosystem Charter for the Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Basin was suggested as a good faith agreement. This was an agreement to use the ecosystem as a method of management for the Great Lakes.