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A worrisome fish discovered in Lake Ontario has again raised the spectre of invasive species as authorities struggle to keep imported pests at bay. Conservation officials doing a routine survey of the fish population at the mouth of the Don River recently discovered a grass carp. The large, grey fish with black-edged scales is one of four invasive Asian carp species authorities fear could upset the delicate ecology of the Great Lakes. CP

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