Autore: Lydia D. Thomson-Smith
Formato: Copertina flessibile
Pagine: 96
Data Pubblicazione: 2013-02-26
Edizione: 1
Lingua: English

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Researchers have discovered a giant goldfish which was lurking in the waters of Lake Tahoe. Biologists have immediately advanced that the monster fish has not been a welcome within the freshwater lake among the smaller goldfish. It is vital to note that goldfish have inhabited the water of the Tahoe Keys since the 1990s but a giant goldfish have never been seen since then. According to conservationists the massive goldfish which can grow up to 1.5 feet long, is far from being a native to the lake and is believed to have been dumped there by aquarium owners. Scientists have highlighted that aquarium dumping has become a common practice in the United States and elsewhere. Alarmingly, aquarium dumping is now taking a toll on native wildlife. A recent report on California's aquarium trade found that fish owners and importers are introducing hardy, nonnative aquatic species to California waters. On a global level, the aquarium trade has contributed to a third of the world's worst aquatic and invasive species...