Pearl dace in NJ

[Ken Burke]

@Fish Folkhave you seen this?

 

[Fish Folk]

This is awesome!! Wow!!!

[Ken Burke]

Immediately thought of u. @Fish Folk 

[Fish Folk]

On 10/14/2023 at 11:12 PM, Ken Burke said:

Immediately thought of u. @Fish Folk 

I messaged the guys down at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, TN. I also recommended them to the YouTuber. They could theoretically "ark" a population if that was needed. They specialize in rebuilding US native species where there is often only _one small place on earth_ where the species naturally breeds. I know that Penn State does do some conservation work, but I think that a dedicated breeding group is what is really needed. It's so delicate . . . if they're really _only_ in that pond, any number of factors could devastate the line. 

[Ken Burke]

“if they're really _only_ in that pond”
 

That was something I was curious about. I would love a conservation group verify, and rebuild the population. Good on the kid to figure it out!

[Fish Folk]

On 10/14/2023 at 11:38 PM, Ken Burke said:

“if they're really _only_ in that pond”
 

That was something I was curious about. I would love a conservation group verify, and rebuild the population. Good on the kid to figure it out!

I'm messaging right now with a guy at CF in Knoxville, TN. Pearl Dace are only a rarity up there in New Jersey. "Extirpated" is a local issue in NJ. They are propagating elsewhere in the wild successfully. 

iNaturaliat has observation listings here:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=105208