Life outside the fishbowl: Tracking an introduced population of goldfish (Carassius auratus) in an embayment on the Laurentian Great Lakes

Invasive species are a key threat to biodiversity in freshwater ecosystems; and, as such, their management can be an important part of ecosystem restoration and conservation. In Hamilton Harbour, an impaired Lake Ontario embayment, invasive species are an important threat. In the early 2000s, an increase in invasive goldfish (Carassius auratus) was identified during monitoring surveys. This population of goldfish was studied via acoustic …