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Originally Posted by Dave R
I find it odd that the NH Fish and Game stocks our lakes and rivers with rainbow and brown trout. Both could be considered invasive here as they are not native to our waters.
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Dave:
These are gamefish that can't reproduce in most areas that they are stocked. Further, they don't tend to cause significant change to other species. Therefore, I don't consider them "invasive". If the stocking programs were stopped these fish would quickly fade away. Zebra Mussels and Milfoil on the other hand are near impossible to eliminate once introduced.