Anglers are encouraged to vigilantly clean equipment to prevent the spread of this invader
WEST TRENTON, N.J. (April 24) – The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) today announced that a staff scientist last week found![\"\"](\"http://www.wvmetronews.com/images/Rock%20Snot%20Lead.jpg\")
extensive mats of the aquatic alga Didymosphenia geminata (also known as Didymo or \”Rock Snot\”), an invasive species, in the Delaware River.
Dr. Erik Silldorff, an aquatic biologist with the commission, on April 18, 2012, discovered large Didymo blooms in the Delaware River over a 40-mile stretch extending from the area near the confluence with the Lackawaxen River (river mile 279) downstream to the vicinity of Dingmans Ferry Bridge (river mile 239). This section of river includes portions of two National Park units: the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
\”We knew Didymo occurred in the river,\” Dr. Silldorff said, \”but the spatial extent and intensity of this bloom is alarming given its potentially detrimental effect on ecosystems and the ease in which it can be spread to nearby tributaries.\”
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