What are the worst invasive fish species? In this video I will be trying to that question and many others you may have about invasive fish species. An invasive species is any plant or animal that has be introduced into an ecosystem where it doesn’t belong, normally having negative impacts on native animal and plant species. Invasive fish don’t only endanger native fish species but they can also cause millions of dollars worth of damage. Todays video is a little different as I will be going through 3 problem invasive fish species and 1 invasive mussel species and 1 invasive mink species.
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Rainbow trout images:
helti
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Dr.DeNo
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Sheila Sund
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NYS DEC
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Rainbow trout footage:
Island Life Fishing
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Craig’s outdoor adventures
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Sea lamprey images:
NYS DEC
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NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
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USFWS Midwest Region
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Sea lamprey footage:
Glen Hedelson
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Natural Resources Wales / Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru
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Zebra mussel images:
Bj.schoenmakers
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NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
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NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
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Neil DeMaster
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Zebra mussel footage:
DEESTUARY
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American mink images:
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Nicole Beaulac
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Stan Lupo
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tsaiproject
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Colin Haycock
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American mink footage:
Wildwood Trust
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Alain Fossé
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UFZde
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Pike images:
NYS DEC
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Gilles San Martin
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Travis
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Neil Ward
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Pike footage:
Jarek Andrzejewski
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Pike family member images:
NYS DEC
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Mustelidae images:
Mike Prince
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mossi889
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USFWS Mountain-Prairie
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Oliver Clarke
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Water vole image:
Peter Trimming
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Water vole foorage:
NearbyWild
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Yellow perch footage:
Lurenet
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Endangered freshwater mussel species images:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region
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Round goby image:
Petroglyph
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Round goby footage:
Rostislav Štefánek
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Lamprey family images:
NYS DEC
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Fishes of Georgia Photo Gallery
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I have adapted and edited some of these original images.
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Our first invasive fish species is the northern pike. The northern pike has become a problem invasive species in some parts of Alaska.
Our next invasive species is the American mink. The American mink is invasive over many parts of Europe.
Our next invasive fish species is the rainbow trout. The rainbow trout is one of the most invasive species in the world.
Our next invasive species is the zebra mussel. The zebra mussel is invasive in the freshwaters of north America.