Health Canada-approved environmental groups say plans are underway to eradicate smallmouth bass from New Brunswick's Miramichi Basin later this summer.
Neville Crabbe, spokesman for the group, said work involving the use of a chemical called rotenone to poison invasive species he has until the end of September. said.
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The group Composed of indigenous and non-indigenous groups, it took action last September after protesters opposed to the plan refused to evict an area around Lake Miramichi, Lake Brook, and the Southwest Miramichi River about 14 kilometers. stopped.
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Crabbe should be used 24 hours before in areas where rotenone is sprayed or introduced directly into the water. Said they would be notified. An order to kill a fish.
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He says the eradication campaign is to restore the basin's original ecosystem.
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This Canadian Press report was first published on August 8, 2022.
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