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Commission staff say DEP’s planned chemical treatment would eliminate fish; residents seek details on impacts and restocking
Summary
Staff told commissioners that the chemical proposed by DEP to eradicate northern snakehead in three Pinelands lakes would likely kill all fish in treated ponds; residents and commissioners asked about restocking, residual effects, and upstream sites that may require review under the commission’s MOA with DEP.
Commission staff told the Pinelands Commission that a DEP application to chemically treat three lakes for invasive northern snakehead would likely eliminate all fish present in the treated ponds, and commissioners and residents pressed staff for follow-up information on restocking and potential residual effects.
April Beal (speaker 13) described a 1991 memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Environmental Protection that streamlines aquatic pesticide applications: DEP accepts applications…
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