2. A sea lamprey is a parasitic, eel like fish
that is gray-blue on its back and silver
white underneath.
It is from 30.48 - 50.8 inches long.
And it has a tooth lined, disc shaped
mouth.
3. Itentered
Lake Ontario
through the
St. Lawrence
River.
5. Thesea lamprey
sucks the blood out
of certain fish like
the lake trout. This
reduces the
population of many
important affected
native fish.
6. There has been a massive invasion of the
Great Lakes since the Welland Canal
opened in 1929.
The populations of lake trout and other
important game and commercial fish has
been drastically reduced. This affects a
multi-billion dollar industry.
Efforts to reduce sea lamprey populations
have been successful, allowing for
successful efforts to restore lake trout.
However, sea lamprey populations are
increasing again.
7. • Male sea
lampreys need to
be trapped and
sterilized
• And you could
use lampricides
to kill lamprey
larvae,