Giant goldfish multiplying in Alberta ponds

Just a handful of the 40 goldfish removed from a Fort McMurray storm pond in 2015. According to the province, some were as large as dinner plates. (Rebecca Baldwin / Alberta Environment and Parks)

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 The province is launching a campaign this summer to stop people from releasing their pet fish into the wild.
Goldfish, some the size of dinner plates, are being found from Lethbridge to Fort McMurray, the province says.
"It's quite a surprise how large we're finding them and the sheer number," said Kate Wilson, aquatic invasive species coordinator at Alberta Environment and Parks.
In one case, the municipality of Wood Buffalo pulled 40 of the domestic fish species from a storm water pond.
"That's really scary because it means they're reproducing in the wild, they are getting quite large and they are surviving the winters that far north," said Wilson...Continue reading...
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