Goldfish influx threatens to cloud pristine Lake Tahoe waters

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Goldfish influx threatens to cloud pristine Lake Tahoe waters

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/goldfish-influx-threatens-cloud-pristine-lake-tahoe-waters-161928876.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/clJTKTd5s3EitTxMqH9rkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-22T161928Z_1_CBRE91L19CI00_RTROPTP_2_OUKOE-UK-USA-GOLDFISH-TAHOE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Handout photo of Researcher Christine Ngai with a Lake Tahoe goldfish" align="left" title="Handout photo of Researcher Christine Ngai with a Lake Tahoe goldfish" border="0" /></a>VALLEJO, California (Reuters) - Giant goldfish have mysteriously found their way into the famously crystalline waters of Lake Tahoe, the nation's second-deepest lake, alarming researchers and raising questions about the invasive species' long-term effects. Goldfish weighing as much as 4 pounds and measuring up to a 1-1/2 feet in length have recently been caught in Tahoe, which straddles the California-Nevada border, and scientists say the influx threatens native species while posing a potential waste pollution problem. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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