Salmon group gives up trying to wipe out smallmouth bass – St. Catharines Standard

October 2, 2023

A group of wild Atlantic salmon conservationists that’s been working for years to eradicate smallmouth bass from the Miramichi River watershed says it’s abandoning the project, due to a lack of government action and problems posed by protesters and cottage owners they consider uninformed.

A group of wild Atlantic salmon conservationists that’s been working for years to eradicate smallmouth bass from the Miramichi River watershed says it’s abandoning the project, due to a lack of government action and problems posed by protesters and cottage owners they consider uninformed.

Instead, the Working Group on Smallmouth Bass Eradication in the Miramichi is calling upon the federal and provincial governments to uphold their responsibilities and get the job done.

“Smallmouth bass will now colonize the watershed,” working group spokesperson Neville Crabbe said in a news release Friday morning.

“They will eat trout, salmon, and other native species, and fight for habitat. The irreversible negative consequences of this invasion are the result of one of the most consequential environmental crimes in New Brunswick history; the illegal introduction of invasive smallmouth bass to Miramichi Lake.”

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