Thousands of dead pumpkinseed fish, an invasive species, were found belly-up at the lake.
A mass die-off of an invasive fish species in North Cowichan’s Somenos Lake is believed to have been caused by a lack of oxygen, stewards of the lake say.
“These pumpkinseed, they’re quite a tough fish. They’re not native to the area, but they’re very hardy, and they can actually take quite a low level of oxygen in the water and survive, but it was too low for a lot of them,” he said. The die-off, while not uncommon, is a sign that the lake is in poor condition, Gowland said. He would like to see long-term solutions from the province and municipality to prevent nutrient run-off from farming and septic fields.
The Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society would like to see the invasive species gone, said executive director Paul Fletcher, but it’s unclear what effect a mass die-off will have, because other species may use them for food. “I don’t know whether it’s a good thing or not with that loss of a species.”
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