It's the calm before the storm, as Pennsylvania is just days from the opening of yet another trout season.
“This has been hiding in plain sight for quite a long time," said James Suleski, a board of member of the Native Fish Coalition's Pennsylvania chapter.
Standing outside one of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission's fish hatcheries, Suleski explains what he says is a problem many anglers aren't aware of.
“What [the public doesn't] know and what Pennsylvania Fish & Boat hasn’t shared with them is that brown and rainbow trout that are stocked are actually ranked as some of the world’s most highly invasive species," he said.
In 2023, the Fish and Boat Commission will stock 3.2 million adult trout across our state’s lakes and streams.
Nearly 94% will be brown and rainbow trout, which are both non-native to Pennsylvania.
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29 мар 2023
