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@SJC_fishy @WaterlooSci @AmFisheriesSoc @scas_scsa @csz_scz @CSEE_SCEE @WaterlooBio @RAllenCurry @CARSAFS @CalebHasler @afs_ontario @AFS_OC_swON I was lucky enough to have Dr. Power as a professor and he inspired me to become a fisheries biologist.

Really interesting episode on goldfish with @Ladyfishbio just dropped! 🐟 fws.gov/fish-of-the-we…

Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Maryse Laganière Maryse Leclair Anne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pelletier Michèle Richard Annie St-Arneault Annie Turcotte Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

@ValescadeGroot Miss you girl!

Wow - this made me miss working at CCIW w the DFO! Electrofishing area of concern in Lake Ontario to assess community health with @Ladyfishbio set me on an aquatic biology path I never looked back from!

@graham_raby I went through the article and saw two sets of barbels so yes that’s my guess- an orange carp aka koi

@Ladyfishbio Yeah, was gonna say that looks like an orange carp???

Fisherman lands 67-pound goldfish, may break world record: 'It was sheer luck' nypost.com/2022/11/21/fis…

@SmarmyMcDude @friel I do not but some people do!

Just a few pictures of the impressive Goldfish we captured in Hamilton Stormwater ponds this summer! #Goldfish #Don’t let it loose #stop the spread

@r_quinla @Hamilton_CA Not that I am aware of. I know there was an attempt to eradicate them years ago using Rotenone but it was unsuccessful

@Ecologist_Rob Not at the moment unfortunately! Draining ponds in our experience dows not eradicate them. In Alberta and BC they are having success with rotenone but it can be quite costly and is never a first choice. DFO is doing an assessment this year on Goldfish

@Ladyfishbio We are having the same problems in the Lake Simcoe watershed. Any thoughts on ways to remove them from the ponds? We have tried seine nets, trap nets and electrofishing but these methods only capture a sample of the population. Looking for options other than draining ponds.

@rockinrobin03 YAY!!

Witnessed a (weird) good pet trade interaction today. Don't know the details, but fish were being surrendered to a pet store. Yay for not dumping fish into the lake, harbour or stormwater ponds. #PetTrade #InvasionPathway

@Cat_Beazley_Art Hi, we euthanized them humanely before taking the pictures. I should have mentioned that. We kept the specimens for further study.

@Ladyfishbio The picture of them 'kissing' out of the water feels a bit odd. I entirely appreciate the need to remove them but a bit icky to find their suffering amusing.

Good for the @BlueJays Nobody is better than making these moments happen.. shout out to all the staff behind the scenes who make this moment happen for this young yankee fan! Y’all know who you are👍🏽👍🏽

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One symptom of changing global conditions and urban development: your pet goldfish may have an upper-hand during climate change. See my latest story for @sciam scientificamerican.com/article/supers… Ongoing research from @Ladyfishbio @FishOceansCAN @UTSC

@TABrown_Ecology Send me a message.

#GreatLakes community: please RT to spread the word! 🚨🐟🌊 Do you run a long-term fish survey anywhere in the #GreatLakes? Have you NOT received an email request from me yet? I'd love to hear from YOU! 🧵

@JayFitzsy @DMcIsaac_ @JustinGaudon @girls_can @KirkwoodLab @SJC_fishy @DFO_Science @AlexJohnston02 @TRCA_HQ Hello, please send me an email at Christine.Boston@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

@girls_can @KirkwoodLab @JayFitzsy @SJC_fishy @JustinGaudon @DFO_Science @AlexJohnston02 @DMcIsaac_ @TRCA_HQ Hi, sounds like you are doing something similar to what we are. We definitely need to chat. Please let me know who should be involved! 👍

@KirkwoodLab @Ladyfishbio @JayFitzsy @SJC_fishy @JustinGaudon @DFO_Science @AlexJohnston02 @DMcIsaac_ @TRCA_HQ Oh, interesting too that our landscape and in pond measures were not predictive of #goldfish occurrence or abundance, supporting the #humanRelease hypothesis.