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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 ...
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 ...
Wildlife officials across the Great Lakes are looking for spies to take on an almost impossible mission: stop the spread of invasive carp. Over the last five years, agencies such as the U.S. Fish ...
The project costs more than $1.1 billion, which many say is a small price to protect the multi-billion dollar fishing and recreation industries.
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]
As well as being eaten by humans, the soft-shelled clam is relished by sea otters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, [citation needed] where the clam is an invasive species. In New England the soft-shell clam is preyed heavily upon by northern moon snails and invasive green crabs. They are also a favorite of gulls, which pull the clam from the sand ...
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The four dominant fish species known in the United States as Asian carp are introduced invasive species.They all cause harm within their new environments. Specifically, the four most well-known species of invasive Asian carp are black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), and bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis).