Melody
Jan 18th 2007, 12:13 AM
A Shrimp named Hemimysis anomala from Eurasia has been discovered in Lake Ontario, bringing the number of known, non-native species in the Great Lakes up to 185.
If anyone happens to live near Lake Ontario, you can often spot the Shrimp in red swarms along the shore. They're about 1.3 cm long. Please report any sightings immediately as they are trying to determine just how wide-spread the Shrimp are. The National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species (http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Programs/ncrais/) is compiling an information sheet for the public to assist in identification. In the meantime, there are several photos (http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=Hemimysis+anomala&btnG=Search+Images) of Hemimysis anomala online. You can report a sighting online to Ontario's Invading Species (http://www.invadingspecies.com/Report.cfm).
You can read more about the discovery in the media coverage (http://bcpapers.tricubemedia.net/thunderbay/article_story.php?cpid=643647&ctgry=n).
As always, we would like to be a part of the solution to invasive species. If you read any news items, etc that hobbyists would be interested in and perhaps assist with, we encourage you to post. To learn more about invasive species in Canada and order resources for yourself or your club, etc, please visit our Wild Release thread (http://www.canadianaquariumconnection.com/forum/showthread.php?t=361).
If anyone happens to live near Lake Ontario, you can often spot the Shrimp in red swarms along the shore. They're about 1.3 cm long. Please report any sightings immediately as they are trying to determine just how wide-spread the Shrimp are. The National Center for Research on Aquatic Invasive Species (http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Programs/ncrais/) is compiling an information sheet for the public to assist in identification. In the meantime, there are several photos (http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=Hemimysis+anomala&btnG=Search+Images) of Hemimysis anomala online. You can report a sighting online to Ontario's Invading Species (http://www.invadingspecies.com/Report.cfm).
You can read more about the discovery in the media coverage (http://bcpapers.tricubemedia.net/thunderbay/article_story.php?cpid=643647&ctgry=n).
As always, we would like to be a part of the solution to invasive species. If you read any news items, etc that hobbyists would be interested in and perhaps assist with, we encourage you to post. To learn more about invasive species in Canada and order resources for yourself or your club, etc, please visit our Wild Release thread (http://www.canadianaquariumconnection.com/forum/showthread.php?t=361).