Alarming muskie decline in the St. Lawrence River: Invasive fish species, virus could be contributing
By: David Figura, NYUP.com
The St. Lawrence River’s muskie fishery has taken a few hits for more than a decade and the numbers of this celebrated fish in the river show continual signs of dropping, U.S. and Canadian researchers said.
Among the likely reasons is the presence in the river of round gobies, an invasive bait fish, which some researchers say are possibly gobbling up muskie eggs on the fish’s numerous spawning grounds on the river.
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