I was out visiting my Mother today and heard there was almost a natural disaster in the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg. A laker carrying chemicals went aground last Tuesday. They had to bring in 2 tug boats to pull the Chem Norma off the shoal there. I was able to get a picture of it today on my way home. Fortunately it was upright and no chemical was spilled in the channel.
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@SW-UserNo not at all. Just it has resulted in oil spills , invasive species up the Wazoo, and every shipping season at least a couple get grounded somewhere. Even last year when the water was like 6 ft above normal.
Mostly it's the amount of invasive species that it brings over.
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@MethDozer invasive species like fish and animals that attack local wildlife?
@SW-User Yeah the River generally gets hit by the fish but usually rebounds from them somewhat. Like with the gobies, they were decimating perch, walleye, and smallmouth bass fry and eggs but now the walleye and smallies are preying on the honors and growing ducking huge. State records are being busted and the smallmouths here are starting rival the size of largemouths in the deep south. The plants that take screw everything up. Especially the Milfoil.
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@MethDozer hmm interesting how species develop like that adapt and evolve in a few generations
