Falk, J. and T. Bryant, Fall 1995. "Exotic Species Watch: News about Non-Native Aquatic Plants & Animals of Concern to Delaware", University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program

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"Exotic Species Watch: News about Non-Native Aquatic Plants & Animals of Concern to Delaware"

Our fall issue of Exotic Species Watch brings you more information about the grass carp, a non-native fish that has been introduced in some states to curb the growth of aquatic weeds such as hydrilla, which ironically is another non-native invader. However, using the grass carp as a weed management tool is not without controversy. Because of this fish's voracious appetite and the fact that it indiscriminately consumes aquatic vegetation, some believe that the grass carp could cause serious harm if reproductive populations were established in the wild. Our first article will tell you more about the grass carp's status in Delaware and other Mid-Atlantic states.
By now, we trust you have received The Zebra Mussel: A Threat on the Move, the latest report of the zebra mussel's status in the Mid-Atlantic region and the research and public awareness activities that are being conducted by the University of Delaware Sea Grant Program and our neighboring Sea Grant programs in New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina to prepare for the pest. For additional copies or more information, please contact us at (302) 645-4235.
Jim Falk and Tracey Bryant - Editors University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program

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Contact: T. Bryant, Marine Outreach Coordinator, University of Delaware, Graduate College of Marine Studies and Sea Grant College Program, Newark, DE 19716-3530 or Tracey.Bryant@mvs.udel.edu
Keywords: Nonindigenous, Ruffe, Zebra_mussel, Grass_carp
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