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Williams skating pond</b><br></span></d Due to their omnivorous habit, and propensity for stirring up sediments, they are extremely problematic. John Gilhen pointed out their impact on salamander eggs and larvae...as well. So aside from being illegal, it is not a good idea at all. Andrew A Hebda NSM Collections (Zoology) ________________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of Jim Wolford [jimwolford@eastlink.ca] Sent: May-01-15 11:59 AM To: naturens Cc: Nick Hill Subject: [NatureNS] goldfish kill Port Williams skating pond From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca<mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca>> Subject: [ValleyNature] goldfish kill Port Williams skating pond Date: May 1, 2015 at 1:59:42 AM ADT To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca<mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>> Cc: Fred Scott <fwscott@eastlink.ca<mailto:fwscott@eastlink.ca>>, John Gilhen <GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca<mailto:GILHENJA@gov.ns.ca>>, Mark Elderkin <elderkmf@gov.ns.ca<mailto:elderkmf@gov.ns.ca>> I didn’t know that goldfish were in the skating pond, but for a few years there have been goldfish also in the pond next to Hennigar’s Farm Market in Greenwich. How they got there, I have not yet tried to find out. Surely it must be illegal for anyone to add an exotic species like goldfish to any natural or seminatural wetland? How to decide when a pond is ‘wild’?? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: From: "Hebda, Andrew J" <Andrew.Hebda@novascotia.ca<mailto:Andrew.Hebda@novascotia.ca>> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] fish kill Port Williams skating pond Date: April 30, 2015 at 10:26:43 PM ADT To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Hi George If there was a lot of organic matter in the bottom of the pond, could have caused a stripping of the oxygen as decomposition progressed. Anyother species? As well, any idea how long the goldfish have been in that pond... they are not native, so would have had to have been a release/introduction. Andrew A Hebda NSM Collections (Zoology) ________________________________________ From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>] on behalf of George E. Forsyth [g4syth@nspes.ca<mailto:g4syth@nspes.ca>] Sent: April-30-15 10:18 PM To: naturens Subject: [NatureNS] fish kill Port Williams skating pond Hi, The other evening I was out for a walk and noticed hundreds of gold fish floating on the edge of the Port Williams, Kings Co, skating pond on Belcher St. I don't know if this is a result of accidental or intentional poisoning, or were they killed by natural causes as a result of the longer than usual ice and snow cover? There was a good selection of small and large fish, I only noticed gold fish. It was quite impressive how many there were! George Forsyth _______________________________________________ Nature mailing list Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca<mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca
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