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Black Salty: Implications of survival of non-native live salt-water bait
The black salty is simply a variety of goldfish. Goldfish are non-native fishes from Asia that can disrupt natural habitats by interfering with feeding and reproduction of native fishes. Non-native fishes may compete with the young of game species that use estuaries as nurseries. Once a population of non-native fish is introduced and reproducing in a natural habitat, they are very difficult or impossible to eliminate.

Taxa (different kinds of animals, plants and other life)

Tracking the status and trends of the Nation's birds, fish, mammals, amphibians, insects, plants, and other organisms is necessary to understand their distribution, abundance, status as endangered or threatened, and other characteristics of value to resource managers and the public. The Status and Trends of Biological Resources Program houses ornithologists, mammalogists, herpetologists, and other scientists that work together to provide the most comprehensive picture of the Nation's diverse biological resources.