Why officials want to poison this Nova Scotia lake

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3 жыл бұрын

For the first time, the province of Nova Scotia is proposing to poison a lake to kill off an invasive species. It's a last resort to stop the spread of illegally introduced smallmouth bass.
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@cagotoca 3 жыл бұрын

Why would you ever poison a lake. How does that make sense.

@waynejohnson1786 3 жыл бұрын

It’s sacrificing one lake and a couple thousand fish to possibly protect hundreds of lakes and millions of fish. What’s worse, poisoning one lake or having the bass invade other waterways and cause an ecological disaster? It’d be like containing an invasive species that destroys trees by cutting a perimeter around an infected area to halt the spread, expect this in this case it’s poisoning a lake.

@Strange9952 Жыл бұрын

@@waynejohnson1786 people arent able to think that far into the future

@mimi-ur8pc Жыл бұрын

if you want to create mass starvation. this kind of thing is what you do. The same people who shut down the world's economies over "COVID" are planning the poisoning of our food supplies.

@swichrhymes1795 3 жыл бұрын

They tried this on Simpson's and got shut down by EPA no thanks.

@foulchild 3 жыл бұрын

why don't they try to build a cofferdam where the water exits and enters into another body of water, and create a small inlet that allows fish and aquatic life to get in and get out, while also allowing them to extract the invasive species before it can further populate the area? It's kind of ridiculous to poison an entire lake, you don't know what type of lasting effect that will have on bacteria and phytoplankton and other species that live there. We don't know every single variable, environmentalists aren't mathematically inclined nor do they study the science and math of probability. This is not a good idea. Point blank. Period.

@helenclark7876 3 жыл бұрын

why dont you rethink they should not be interfering with legal or illegal fishes

@Tailss1 3 жыл бұрын

Just let everyone fish there with no bag limit for a month, that will clear it out.

@Edward-Not-Elric 3 жыл бұрын

On bass only, of course but yeah. I don't see how this is a problem. The price of Bass would drop and people would be eating good until they're eventually all fished out. And did you see the "closed to fishing" sign? None of this makes any sense lol

@jeffharper6259 3 жыл бұрын

Just curious, what will stop the people who illegally put small mouth bass in this lake originally (or other people) from repeating this offense after the poisoning of the lake?

@BrianaCunningham 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! This! How do we prevent it after. We can't keep poisoning the lake over and over.

@mattp7939 Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@dangertaco6856 3 жыл бұрын

Bass fishing no bag limit, sign me up

@shughes1979 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like I'm not the first to offer to spend the rest of my days fishing for bass.

@TowManDave00 3 жыл бұрын

In today's world....Up is down and down is up.....

@shelleymeyer4933 3 жыл бұрын

Here they use Rotenone and it takes the oxygen out of the water for a certain amount of time killing all fish. It can then be restocked safely .

@bobray7790 Жыл бұрын

They started doing this now home much you want to bet this is what is causing brain damage to people in that area.

@rickjanzen2180 3 жыл бұрын

This is not new. While drastic, it is an effective control that had been used in BC for years. As mentioned, the environmental damage caused by invasive species illegally introduced is much greater than the remedy.

@bk-yg9yw Жыл бұрын

And eventually the remedy becomes worse

@gaetanogiordano6821 3 жыл бұрын

Just a thought but pesticides are probably not good in any intentionally how localized is it that it can wipe a lake then "disappear" sounds "fishy"

@bk-yg9yw Жыл бұрын

It is there is no such thing as a pesticide that disappears

@justice9813 Жыл бұрын

This is most stupidest action I've ever heard of. Your not just poisoning bass, your poisoning everyone !

@susanb4816 3 жыл бұрын

how do you keep the poison out of the river

@gaetanogiordano6821 3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@GUNNYCANUCK 3 жыл бұрын

It was answered in the video if you cared to listen. The poison is fast dissolving and dissipates rapidly, it's dangerous for a few hours and then breaks down.

@susanb4816 3 жыл бұрын

@@GUNNYCANUCK bit of judgment in your reply. hope ur mood/day improves

@gaetanogiordano6821 3 жыл бұрын

@@GUNNYCANUCK I would say the same thing if I were trying to get approval to dump pesticides in the lake. This is just the first if you set the precedent smart scientist Christopher. Science is influenced by money

@GUNNYCANUCK 3 жыл бұрын

@@gaetanogiordano6821 Sure thing conspiracy guy. The pesticide being used is well known, if you are so certain it's all lies look it up yourself seeing as you are an expert.

@ekidmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Spend that goddamn money as price money for bass fishing competition, make a nice festival around and make it an annual thing. North Americans can only come up with one solution... Destruction.

@JohnBignell 3 жыл бұрын

They have done this in other lakes in Nova Scotia? It worked great for a Lake in Dartmouth, now the lake is full of frogs and health fish.

@judithjackson1086 3 жыл бұрын

They will poison humans eventually

@andr0oS 3 жыл бұрын

Hundreds of years ago.

@mattp7939 Жыл бұрын

Yup

@bk-yg9yw Жыл бұрын

Think of us government during prohibition yep they did it They also released radiation on their own population as well Gave syphilis to african americans Yeah governments are always the ones you don't want Canada does it hiding behind the united kingdom

@jesusislordforever5518 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how they are going to stop the birds that defecate the fish eggs in the lake in the future?

@andr0oS 3 жыл бұрын

CBC Video: **explains why they want to poison the lake, and that manually removing the fish won't work** CBC Comments: "Why don't they just manually fish them out?" "Why poison the lake?" "We should do this other thing that'll take years, be hugely expensive or permanently damage everything around the lake."

@aaronsweeney1095 Ай бұрын

If you want to poison the lake just drain the darn thing

@JeffCave 3 жыл бұрын

The province really needs to stop stocking bass.

@TP-fl9ul 3 жыл бұрын

Wtf are they doing. It’s a big mistake to interrupt the nature

@steveleamont 3 жыл бұрын

Nature was already interrupted when some douche put the bass in there in the first place. Worst case everything dies in the lake and saves the potential destruction of the trout and salmon. It’s one small lake worth it to protect the rest of the fish. Love how so many get self righteous when they read certain stories. Meanwhile they are drinking from their plastic water bottles driving a big V8 truck they don’t need.

@helenclark7876 3 жыл бұрын

@Eva Braun You are incorrect, even domeciles such as you are nature.

@JustinTrudeau-up7jz Жыл бұрын

They just got caught doing this in the river this week

@ArchFundy 3 жыл бұрын

Gather some of each of the native species to reintroduce, then poison the lake. I sure wish they would do that here to the lakes that have had bass introduced, They eat most of the baby trout and have ruined the trout fishing in several ponds.

@ottoalseely3609 3 жыл бұрын

R u guys nuts don't let them do this,all God's creatures first poison the fish then poison the humans.

@philipraposo8324 3 жыл бұрын

does anyone know what happened with this? did they end up poisoning the lake or something else?

@RBYW1234 3 жыл бұрын

Why not drain the lake...

@Wickeddemon86 3 жыл бұрын

Where are you going to divert the rivers that flow into the lake?

@mothra727 3 жыл бұрын

Its a disturbing headline, but if the ecology action center is on board then I trust that this is what we have to do

@bk-yg9yw Жыл бұрын

Environmentalists haven't been known to be very bright lately

@ednagettobed5793 3 жыл бұрын

After that - do Lake Ainsle.

@karmabeatONs 3 жыл бұрын

My grandparents place is there, my dad lives there now, blame American s, wish they'd get a clue

@ednagettobed5793 3 жыл бұрын

@@karmabeatONs Yea. Bass are all over the continent. Shame to destroy delicate trout and salmon habitat for a fish that is as common as dirt.

@bk-yg9yw Жыл бұрын

@@ednagettobed5793 you don't think that birds drop the bass? Hmm nature will always win without our assistance

@Hedgewitch79 3 жыл бұрын

I think they should be sued this is sickening. Defund these people for hurting the environment 🤬🤬🤬

@judithjackson1086 3 жыл бұрын

Brought you by fishery industry profit rules!!

@anthonycampbell1726 3 жыл бұрын

Drain the lake? Maybe do something while it's frozen?

@pea-tearwingedlion3422 3 жыл бұрын

They must have learned that from the Australian government. Lol

@Sturgeon85 Жыл бұрын

What if the bass identify as trout?

@ViscosAtlantic 10 ай бұрын

Questions aren’t a very good way to title a video per se

@natalie1127 3 жыл бұрын

So basically we're going to save the fish in the lake by Killing ALL the fish in the lake ... 🙈😂 wow guys... ALSO do we not all understand how WATER works? 😂🤕😫

@Gareebaa84 3 жыл бұрын

I think the idea would be to remove sufficient good fish sufficient to repopulate the lake once it's been pacified.

@natalie1127 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gareebaa84 EVEN that was a viable and proposed option; its still a terrible idea. Not only because of HOW WATER WORKS lol but also climate change, damage to the living eco system, including the soil/sand at the bottom of the lake FILLED with LIVING organisms that can't just be replaced. There is actual research supporting this being a Neanderthal-minded so called "solution" also common sense helps.

@natalie1127 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gareebaa84 sorry, not sorry. We are not gods bro.

@Gareebaa84 3 жыл бұрын

@@natalie1127 Not defending the strategy, simply pointing out the likely rational around how they would re-populate, they did not state that in the report but I suspect that was because it was obvious (how else would you do it in a humane manner). No such data was given in the report to support the position that the soil will remain contaminated, that would ultimately depend on the nature of the poison being used which wasn't disclosed. It's a good question, maybe you can pursue this further and validate your concerns

@natalie1127 3 жыл бұрын

@Brexit Refugeeok... ummm lol not the only point made, but clearly reading isn't your strong suit. Better luck next time? Lol

@nicevideomancanada 3 жыл бұрын

Fish lives matter

@natalie1127 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao yes, yes, they do 😊... though just maybe don't say it quite like THAT 😋😘

@JackReacheround 3 жыл бұрын

Not these fish.

@mattp7939 Жыл бұрын

Lol yes

@Olscotia1 Жыл бұрын

put bigger trout in the water they will eat the bass at a younger stage hense killing the population of bass

@ml.2770 3 жыл бұрын

I think this is the correct solution.

@michaeldenisCarlin 3 жыл бұрын

Just phone Putin....problem solved

@robinhansler5458 3 жыл бұрын

No no

@ManojKumar-dk4sz 3 жыл бұрын

Human you see is the worst animal.

@RickMidnight 3 жыл бұрын

De-fund the CBC

@JeanFrancoisDesrosiers 3 жыл бұрын

Why?

@JohnCampbell-rn8rz 3 жыл бұрын

@@JeanFrancoisDesrosiers Conservative troll with shares in CTV.

@RickMidnight 3 жыл бұрын

@@JeanFrancoisDesrosiers If an organization wants to promote Far Left Marxist Activist view points and opinions that's fine, I believe in freedom of speech. But I just don't believe they should be publicly funded for it.

@mattp7939 Жыл бұрын

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@d.bpaudyal4918 3 жыл бұрын

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@MG-zo6nq 3 жыл бұрын

OK perfect solution dynamite at least have some fun

@BaaSicStuff 3 жыл бұрын

Stop giving these government workers a pay check and the problem will go away. It's unfortunate this happened, don't poison the lake. Humans

@Wickeddemon86 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't call it poison, they are taking the oxygen out of the water that's deadly to fish, it's a little misleading but it needs to be done unless your ok with only having bass

@gaetanogiordano6821 3 жыл бұрын

Failure incoming