Re: RE: NANFA-L-- Suckermouth Catfish & Manatees

dlmcneely-in-lunet.edu
Wed, 04 Jan 2006 09:49:08 -0600

Jan, the link did not work for me. I tried some alternatives, but it
still failed. Thanks for monitoring these things and passing them
along, though. This is depressing news, but then we already knew of
some of the impacts of these exotics, just not the problems for
manatees.

Dave

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS" <Jan.J.Hoover-in-erdc.usace.army.mil>
Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2006 12:39 pm
Subject: RE: NANFA-L-- Suckermouth Catfish & Manatees
> For those interested in the impacts of exotic fishes:
>
> http://www.news-
>
journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Enviro/03EnviroWEST01ENV122505.
htm
>
> Suckermouth catfishes now appear to be degrading habitat of the
> endangeredmanatee (via shoreline burrows and fecal production) and
> directly harassing
> the "gentle giants."
>
> This is the first circumstance with which I am familiar of an
> exotic fish
> potentially impacting marine mammals.
>
> - Jan
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