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AQUATIC ROOTS
EFFECTS
GREAT LAKES MOST UNWANTED #1
GREAT LAKES MOST UNWANTED #2
AIS HODGEPODGE
100
This body of water flows out from the Great Lakes into the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY
100
Eats native fishes young and eggs. Steals fishing bait. Resembles a tadpole
What is Round Goby
100
Adults can grow up to 12 to 20 inches long. Attach to other fish to feed on body fluids.
What is Sea Lamprey
100
This aquatic invasive species is a close relative of the zebra mussel.
What is Quagga mussel.
100
Non-native plants, animals and pathogens that can "take over" aquatic ecosystems.
What is Aquatic Invasive Species
200
THIS WAS BUILT TO ALLOW OCEAN GOING VESSELS INTO THE GREAT LAKES BUT ALSO OPENED THE "FLOODGATES" FOR ALOT OF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES.
What is THE WELLAND CANAL.
200
Clog water intake pipes. Dead ones wash up on shore littering beaches.
What is Zebra Mussels
200
Can grow up to 4ft long and weigh up to 60 pounds. Can jump more than 15ft.Endangering the safety of boaters.
What is Asian Carp
200
This invasive species is a member of the perch family which is very common in the St.Louis River near Duluth/Superior.
What is Eurasian Ruffe.
200
The main reason(s) why aquatic invasive species have been so successful in the great lakes
What is no natural predators and outcompete native organisms for food.
300
The majority of AIS came into the great lakes from ships carrying ballast water from this body of water.
What is the Caspian or Black Sea
300
Tall flowering plant that out competes native plants.Found along shorelines and marshes.
What is Purple Loosestrife
300
Forms thick mats on the water surface.Gets tangled in boat propellers.
What is Eurasian Watermilfoil
300
This invasive species migrated up the Mississippi river and has been found in the Chicago River some 50 miles from Lake Michigan.
What is the Asian Carp.
300
This is what boaters can do with their trailers to prevent spreading aquatic invasive species.
What is Remove weeds and other debris. Let it dry for five days. Drain Bilge and livewells. Rinse with bleach solution.
400
This invasive species was brought to the US to fish farms in Louisiana and have migrated up the Mississippi river when the ponds flooded.
What is asian carp.
400
This fish parasite, suck the body fluids from desirable fish such as Lake Trout.
What is the Sea Lamprey.
400
Clumps of this feel gelatin like. Their tails often catch on to fishing lines. Related to crustaceans.
What is Spiny Water Flea
400
Because this invasive species filters huge amounts of plankton from the water, it has been responsible for improving water clarity in the great lakes.
What is the zebra mussel.
400
Salmon and Trout were planted in Lake Michigan to reduce populations of this AIS.
What is Alewives.
500
The sea lamprey made it's way into the Great Lakes from this body of water.
What is the Atlantic Ocean.
500
This microscopic aquatic invasive species is notorious for sticking to fishing line and nets.
What is Spiny Water Flea.
500
Can tolerate a range of water conditions and are small aggressive fish with sharp spines.
What is Eurasian Ruffe
500
This small bottom dwelling fish resembles a tadpole.
What is Round Goby
500
Most invasive species have been transported into the great lakes water released from ships. What is this called.
What is Ballast water.