How Goldfish Quadruple in Size
Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 1787 , Segment 2
Managed Retreat, Giant Goldfish, Opioid Epidemic
Episode: Managed Retreat, Giant Goldfish, Opioid Epidemic
- Jun 21, 2022 6:00 am
- 17:22 mins
Goldfish are cute, until they turn into the size of a football. That’s what happens when people release their unwanted pets into a lake. Invasive goldfish populations are growing in lakes around the world and causing major problems for ecosystems. Jordan Wein is an environmental scientist at WSB Engineering, a consulting firm that teamed up with Carver County, Minnesota to learn more about the hundreds of thousands of goldfish in lakes there. (Segment produced by Sydney Jezik)