The prince, the mayor, and the U.S. fish that ate Japan

When Crown Prince Akihito visited Chicago on October 3, 1960, his sole request was to visit Shedd Aquarium. Then-Mayor Richard J. Daley, an avid angler, presented the prince with a gift that he scooped with a net from one of the tanks himself: 18 bluegills, the official Illinois state fish.

Fortunately, science has marched on in 60 years. Now, Japanese geneticists are experimenting with the gene editing wizardry of CRISPR to sterilize the invasive bluegills. If the initiative succeeds, wildlife managers could use the same technique to rid the U.S. of damaging aquatic invasives such as the Asian carp.

But in the meantime, the fish thrived unnoticed in the wild, multiplying in Japan’s rivers, lakes, and streams, expanding its diet beyond insects, plankton, and aquatic plants to shrimp and native fish eggs. In their North American habitats, bluegills reproduce quickly and live for a long time, whereas in Japan, native shoreline fish had temporarily kept the bluegill population under control by eating their eggs and juveniles.

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Innocent...

Just a reminder that kanyewest is a gay fish

«Το καλό με την επιστήμη είναι ότι είναι αλήθεια είτε πιστεύεις είτε όχι σε αυτήν. – Νιλ ντ ξ Γκράς Τάισον

: Un regalo innocente da Chicago al principe Akihito nel 1960 ha causato una crisi ecologica lunga decenni che gli scienziati giapponesi sono ora vicini a risolvere.

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Since their introduction to Australia in 1935, cane toads have out-competed native frogs because they reproduce far more quickly. DK The Ecology Book As I understand, rabbits got them, too.

«Το καλό με την επιστήμη είναι ότι είναι αλήθεια είτε πιστεύεις είτε όχι σε αυτήν. – Νιλ ντ ξ Γκράς Τάισον

Solution is simple. Sushi.

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And those damn stink bugs

They got us back with the snake head

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