Lake Rotoiti catfish incursion: Something new or the Emergence of an old problem?

Abstract

Kia ora everybody. I have been involved in pest fish research, control and generally understanding their life history and what we might do about them. For a number of years I have been called in by Bay of Plenty Regional Council to help with the catfish problem and I ask, ‘Is this something new or the emergence of an old problem?’ I suggest that maybe we have been waiting for this in Rotoiti but hoping that it would not happen.