Sea lamprey caught in Neebing and McIntyre Rivers

Sea lamprey caught in Neebing and McIntyre Rivers

Source: tbnewswatch

5/15/2024

Credit: LRCA photo

Sometimes called the vampire of the lakes, sea lamprey latch to the body of a fish and use their razor-like tongues to rasp a hole through the scales and skin so they can feed on blood and other fluids.

Lakehead Region Conservation Authority staff have a new assignment this year – helping to determine the status of the sea lamprey population in Lake Superior's tributaries.

For the first time, the LRCA has been contracted by the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans to trap lamprey in the Neebing and McIntyre Rivers over an eight-week period.

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