Fishing tip: How to know if you’ve found an invasive species
An invasive species is one that is not native and whose introduction causes harm, or is likely to cause harm, to Michigan’s economy, environment or human health.
Think you’ve found an invasive species? Familiarize yourself with potential invasive species threats to Michigan by visiting Michigan.gov/Invasives and clicking “Identify and Report Invasive Species”.
Once there, you can search for species of plants, insects, diseases, mollusks, fish, mammals, birds, or crustaceans and learn about Watch List versus non-Watch List species. You can also learn how to identify invasive species and how to report it if you think you’ve found one.
You can be the first line of defense against invasive species in Michigan!
