Tuesday, August 01, 2006
invasive species: spiny water fleas by Dave's Blog
Dave Dempsey writes:
Rhinelander Water Resources Specialist Cathy Cleland says they came from the ballast waters of Russian ships passing through.He concludes: Match this against the announcement earlier this summer that the commercial shipping industry is doing demonstration projects on a control technology for invasive species. It's too bad the ballast water vector for invasive species has been well known for 20 years -- and now we're getting demonstration projects as an answer.Read invasion of the spiny water fleas Also read New Ballast Treatment Research Center on the Absolute Michigan Blog
Comments:
To bad you couldn't eat those like you can with another invasive species, the rusty crayfish. If another invasive species does come to Michigan, it better be tasty!
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