University of Hawaii: Native Predatory Fish Help Control Invasive Species In Hawaiian Fishpond
October 20, 2022
October 20, 2022
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
Jacks and barracuda in He'eia fishpond eat Australian mullet, an invasive species introduced to O'ahu waters in the 1950s. This finding suggests that these native predatory fish may provide a form of biocontrol on populations of the invasive mullet species. The study was published in Aquaculture, Fish, and Fisheries by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Univer . . .
Jacks and barracuda in He'eia fishpond eat Australian mullet, an invasive species introduced to O'ahu waters in the 1950s. This finding suggests that these native predatory fish may provide a form of biocontrol on populations of the invasive mullet species. The study was published in Aquaculture, Fish, and Fisheries by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Univer . . .