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Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

http://aquality.ca/uploads/news/id10...urvey_2009.pdf

Interesting. There was a study done that found a concentration of carp. Did something fall through the cracks? The correct person not get notified? What is the fast response policy for illegal introductions in Alberta?

I saw an interesting show in Hawaii about non native introductions. They have a fast response system that has proven to have a good chance of halting an introduction of non native species if identified early.

2009 to 2012...I am speechless.

Maybe this quote from the Survey will get others to speak up while you recover.

Regardless of their species, Carassius are a hardy exotic. Reported impacts not as severe as other
related introduced species (Kolar et al., 2007), but they may cause detrimental effects when introduced
through competition for food supplies with native species (Froese and Pauly, 2009). Though not
reported as established in the province (Nelson and Paetz, 1992), the age class distribution of fish
collected at Site 12 in 2008, with both large individuals and abundant juveniles, as well as their
continued presence at this and other sites indicate a successfully reproducing population. Future
monitoring of the canal system where this species has been encountered should continue, with a focus
on determining whether or not either population sizes or ranges are expanding.
This species may pose a
threat to the sport fishery of the Bow River system.
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development has
been informed of their presence within the canal system.