Thanks for posting! We also have a huge problem in Southern Africa, as introduced basses, trout and carp are basically taking over and wiping out indigenous fish species. The biggest obstacle we have in remedying the problem is the recreational sport fishing fraternity who by and large don't really care so long as they can catch and release their favourite alien exotic invader species.
BTW the best way to remove bass is during the spawning season, when you can catch the big ones and breeders easily by dragging a lure such as a spinnerbait through their nests. Carp are best removed by netting them when they gather near river inlets to spawn in early Spring.
@@majorbruster5916 Thank you! I used to be a strict catch and release angler in line with the Bassmaster ethos until I discovered just how destructive exotic alien fishes are to the ecosystems in which they were introduced. One of my "hopes" is that more recreational anglers would help in removing them so as to give the natives a fighting chance at survival. Carp are especially damaging to biodiversity and tend to take over completely after a while, and if every one of the millions of anglers removed just a few every season it would go a long way towards remedying the situation. Granted it is very difficult to take out all of the aliens once they are established, and certain enclosed waters could remain designated bass or carp waters where sport anglers could do their thing - but everywhere else they don't belong, they need to be removed. A few solutions include electro barriers in streams and rivers that still hold reasonable numbers of native fishes to prevent the expansion of aliens. A small river or stream could be diverted in stages and selectively netted out prior to the installation of the barriers. Commercial netting licences can be granted to fishermen who would net out the bad guys and release any natives. This works well in Utah for example, where the carp are sold to ensure that costs are covered. In Africa, the less privileged would really appreciate a source of good protein - carp are actually great eating when prepared correctly. Have a good one and thanks again for your support.
Honestly I never got it, why to introduce invasive species in to the rivers for sport fishing? Like if I travel from Europe to Africa, I would not want to catch our classic carp there..
The quality of the speaker and video material is world-class. This channel is extremely underrated. I hope the subscribers and views soon match the quality. That’s why I’ve subscribed!😝
This video has taken 4 months to appear on my feed, despite being on alerts. Well done, Rodrigo. Thanks for bringing the scale of foreign fish invasion to our attention.
@@Chickennuggetjoes for some people once is not enough, they born that way. Frontal lobe is not fully developed and they stuck in this half mature/half retarted phase
Fantastic watch. Before this I only really knew of the issues on the Spanish side of Iberia, due to research I had to do on management of Procambarus clarkii. Wasn't at all familiar with Portugal's fight against invasives and the unique endemic species at risk. Subscribed and will definitely check out your other work!
Very interesting, and sad as well, video about the rivers of Portugal and describing the problems with the unwanted release of aquarium fish in the local rivers. Excellent narration 😊👌
It's so weird to me seeing fish that I can catch in my backyard being seen as an alien invasive in America, destroying your ecosystem. Very interesting.
Glad someone is paying attention to the problems, in the UK our waterways are getting worse and all people care about is Beavers and otters, we need to look after everything. I particularly am interested in fish.
Coming from Canada I know the Pumpkinseed, Largemouth bass and Louisiana crayfish very well. Their introduction into Portugal is a disaster. Crayfish eat all the fish eggs Pumpkinseed eat all the fry Largemouth Bass eat everything else All bases covered 😩🇨🇦
I live on the other side of the Iberian Península, similar latitude, just next to the Mediterranean. I live right next to a small river, most of you would call this a small stream due to the little amount of water it carries year around, which is now continuously drained for irrigation but then refilled by waste water treatment plants. The river is home to a species of fish (Squalius valentinus) that only lives in a handful of rivers in the region. The regional government does not even includes it in the list of protected species, meanwhile it confronts dessication, competition with invasive species, pollution and habitat destruction on a massive scale. Iberian rivers are a silent dissaster. Thank you Rodrigo for making this tiny documentary.
Great video. Similar surveys would be interesting in Ireland. I may be able to get you incontact with ecologists who would know which rivers to go to. From Ireland
Mais um excelente vídeo e com uma qualidade fabulosa. Parabéns!! Continua o excelente trabalho. Uma sugestão agora: peixes da costa. Peixes que podemos encontrar numa visita a uma praia. Agora do Norte. Mas não peixes de água salobra. Bom trabalho!!!!!!!!!!
Muy buen trabajo Rodrigo, una verdadera pena 😢 ver como algunos de nuestros ríos y sus especies endémicas se encuentran alterados con especies introducidas. Un saludo y gracias por el excelente material gráfico
Caro Rodrigo, Muitos parabéns pelo seu trabalho, que se reveste de uma importância extrema. O ruivaco do oeste , descoberto há pouco mais de 15 anos esteve mesmo à beira da extinção e ainda se continuam a descobrir espécies novas, mesmo à beira da extinção, como a boga de Lisboa. Continuação de bons trabalhos.
I live in Quinta do Conde in Portugal and am an author, a naturalist and environmental activist. I found this video very interesting, though also very sad to hear of the declines of so many endemic species and to hear of the threats they face.
Fantástico, este documentário só peca por tardio e curto, deveria haver mais esforços por manter estas espécies vivas porque é muito triste perdê-las, mas sabemos que é quase impossível mesmo que houvesse milhões disponíveis para tal. Vivo em Trás-os-Montes, aqui há (em declínio abrupto) todas as espécies relatadas no vídeo, mas os rios estão invadidos pelas espécies invasoras relatadas. Neste verão visitei o Lago de Sanábria e lá parece que ainda é um santuário, pois havia grande quantidade de Bogas Portuguesas, Bogas comuns, Escalos do Sul, Barbos… É interessante mergulhar naquelas águas cristalinas, pois temos o prazer de ser acompanhados e rodeados de muito perto por estes peixes. Foi-me relatado que já há Lúcios nesse lago, nos mergulhos que dei não vi sinal deles, mas era de admirar não haver, é uma questão de tempo. O filme foi muito bem realizado, a narradora esteve top, principalmente quando pronunciava os nomes em português.
we have to thank this to the sport fishermans and fish hobbist in the iberian peninsula also they introduced pike and giant catfish imo this species should not be legal to release them back into the river after catching them.
@@majorbruster5916 They refer to a literature record from 1927, but that was long before holbrooki got species status. Back then, both affinis and holbrooki were lumped together as a single species. Note that the Italian populations are derived from the Spanish ones and also note that Vidal argues that all populations in Europe should be referred to as holbrooki unless new evidence is provided. - It would be extremely interesting if someone checks the Hungarian population because it is very isolated, non-Mediterranean and might have a different origin from the others ...
Estes e outros problemas já conhecemos há muito. Em todo o documentário não faz alusão há ou hás alterações dos cursos de água . Nao menciona EDP, EDIA, REN etc etc, porque será? Ok mais um estudo tendensioso, mas já nao enganam todos ao.mesmo tempo. Passando há frente. Os problemas estão sinalizados, estudados. Soluções, para quando sr.Rodrigo?
I have been trying to catch fish for about 2 years in the northern part of Portugal. Usually on the beaches. I haven't caught a single fish apart from that damn giant Goby fish. I don't know why??? It's a long coastal area. Where are fishes????
So bringing in fish that are not native = bad. But bringing in hordes of people= strength 😅 yeah okay. We can talk about the rivers once the streets are cleaned up a bit
Me and made me glad I don't live in Europe but at least you'll get to experience some of my fish LOL no different than I get to experience fish from other countries that are invasive here
Honoustly I think this is controversial, because anglers travel to spain and Portugal to catch bass. It is business for some, but bass should be removed from all European waters. If you want to catch them, go to the US.
Hi there, the fishes you have shown in Spain are there in Srilanka lakes. If you really want to see beautiful wild fishes you must be visited Srilanka 🇱🇰 . Btw love your videos them can calm down the mind ❤️🙏
i am sorry, but i find this video quite misleading and actual spreading disinformation, statements such as widespread and in every river basin are used carelessly throughout the video, if you look on reports and and actual areas where some of the invasives are found, they are limited to the south, unless the authors consider Portugal as only Lisbon and the south, i would rather they corrected the video to ensure it is accurate, unless they just want to scaremonger and maybe find funds.
We did look at the reports. The only invasive restricted to the south is the chameleon cichlid, as we mentioned. Yes invasives are in almost every river basin. There was no financial incentive, the video was produced at a loss. Spreading negativity on a video that was completely free for you to watch and is actually raising awareness.
@risilva its not negativity. Can you find lepomis in Douro? Or in Lima or Minho? The video is great quality, but generalising does not help. Even in Nabao, i always look for fish in there never found any of these species. Not saying it is not an important problem, but if trying to make a video as scientific we should tey to be accurate. Meant as positive criticism, not negative
Yes you can find lepomis in the Douro basin. You can actually find it in every river basin in Portugal. We actually do our research and use reliable sources, rather than anecdotal reports such as yours.
@@risilva i stand corrected then, apologies. i will delete the main comment so people dont get misguided by the comment, i have been looking for reports of introduced species in Portugal and could not find them. thank you for the videos by the way, very well produced!
Hi mate, Croatia has 137 freshwater fish species and 49 of them are endemic...we also have big problem with invasive species. Please contact me if you are interested into filming freswater fish in Croatia, I'm ichthyologist in Croatia and I will be glad to help you !
Thanks for posting! We also have a huge problem in Southern Africa, as introduced basses, trout and carp are basically taking over and wiping out indigenous fish species. The biggest obstacle we have in remedying the problem is the recreational sport fishing fraternity who by and large don't really care so long as they can catch and release their favourite alien exotic invader species.
BTW the best way to remove bass is during the spawning season, when you can catch the big ones and breeders easily by dragging a lure such as a spinnerbait through their nests. Carp are best removed by netting them when they gather near river inlets to spawn in early Spring.
@@zeph6439Former fish biologist here. Thank you for sharing this excellent advice. Hope that concerned people - and the authorities - take it up.
@@majorbruster5916 Thank you! I used to be a strict catch and release angler in line with the Bassmaster ethos until I discovered just how destructive exotic alien fishes are to the ecosystems in which they were introduced. One of my "hopes" is that more recreational anglers would help in removing them so as to give the natives a fighting chance at survival. Carp are especially damaging to biodiversity and tend to take over completely after a while, and if every one of the millions of anglers removed just a few every season it would go a long way towards remedying the situation.
Granted it is very difficult to take out all of the aliens once they are established, and certain enclosed waters could remain designated bass or carp waters where sport anglers could do their thing - but everywhere else they don't belong, they need to be removed. A few solutions include electro barriers in streams and rivers that still hold reasonable numbers of native fishes to prevent the expansion of aliens. A small river or stream could be diverted in stages and selectively netted out prior to the installation of the barriers.
Commercial netting licences can be granted to fishermen who would net out the bad guys and release any natives. This works well in Utah for example, where the carp are sold to ensure that costs are covered. In Africa, the less privileged would really appreciate a source of good protein - carp are actually great eating when prepared correctly.
Have a good one and thanks again for your support.
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Honestly I never got it, why to introduce invasive species in to the rivers for sport fishing? Like if I travel from Europe to Africa, I would not want to catch our classic carp there..
Your videos are incredible; really enjoy these. Your Betta splendens one is one I refer a lot of people too! Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you so much!
Amazing documentary bro!!
It was a pleasure to help you find some of these native and invasive species!
Thanks again!
The quality of the speaker and video material is world-class. This channel is extremely underrated. I hope the subscribers and views soon match the quality. That’s why I’ve subscribed!😝
Much appreciated!
Thank you for providing manual subtitles. As a deaf person I am very grateful.
This video has taken 4 months to appear on my feed, despite being on alerts.
Well done, Rodrigo. Thanks for bringing the scale of foreign fish invasion to our attention.
Pls make more documentaries. I personally find it very interesting and even relaxing.
Think twice before releasing your unwanted aquarium fish into wild life...
Think once and realize you shouldn’t do it.
@@Chickennuggetjoes for some people once is not enough, they born that way. Frontal lobe is not fully developed and they stuck in this half mature/half retarted phase
It’s not that serious.
@@USMC978yes it is.
@frowner_and_co look at all the invasive plants and animals everywhere. There’s still people thriving there.
Fantastic watch. Before this I only really knew of the issues on the Spanish side of Iberia, due to research I had to do on management of Procambarus clarkii. Wasn't at all familiar with Portugal's fight against invasives and the unique endemic species at risk. Subscribed and will definitely check out your other work!
Very interesting, and sad as well, video about the rivers of Portugal and describing the problems with the unwanted release of aquarium fish in the local rivers.
Excellent narration 😊👌
It’s so weird to me seeing fish that I can catch in my backyard being seen as an alien invasive in Europe. Very interesting.
How about Chinese carp, snakeheads and tilapia in the USA?
BTW The Louisiana crayfish are a real menace to indiginous species throughout Europe.
America likes to invade.
It's so weird to me seeing fish that I can catch in my backyard being seen as an alien invasive in America, destroying your ecosystem. Very interesting.
Yes, in Belgium most exotics come from America, they will take the whole system down. And they are already everywhere
Glad someone is paying attention to the problems, in the UK our waterways are getting worse and all people care about is Beavers and otters, we need to look after everything. I particularly am interested in fish.
Thanks for a very informative and interesting video
This content is amazing!!
I think this is the best channel I have ever found the footage is amazing love it plus the voice goes so perfect with the video is so calming
Obrigado por dar visibilidade a estes problemas, continuem o bom trabalho💪💪
Coming from Canada I know the Pumpkinseed, Largemouth bass and Louisiana crayfish very well. Their introduction into Portugal is a disaster.
Crayfish eat all the fish eggs
Pumpkinseed eat all the fry
Largemouth Bass eat everything else
All bases covered 😩🇨🇦
Ur awesome brother! Film the Mediterranean grass beds. Hippocampus galore with pipe fish etc...❤
very informative and well presented - a video to be proud of
Amazing documentary
Thank you 🙌
I live on the other side of the Iberian Península, similar latitude, just next to the Mediterranean. I live right next to a small river, most of you would call this a small stream due to the little amount of water it carries year around, which is now continuously drained for irrigation but then refilled by waste water treatment plants. The river is home to a species of fish (Squalius valentinus) that only lives in a handful of rivers in the region. The regional government does not even includes it in the list of protected species, meanwhile it confronts dessication, competition with invasive species, pollution and habitat destruction on a massive scale.
Iberian rivers are a silent dissaster. Thank you Rodrigo for making this tiny documentary.
I’m surprised bluegill aren’t invasive but pumpkin seeds are instead they aren’t as widely available as bluegill
Incredible video
Thanks for making them
Excellente super documentaire grande Rodrigo sempre em acao um abraco
Thank you 🙌
Excelente iniciativa! Parabéns!
Great video. Similar surveys would be interesting in Ireland. I may be able to get you incontact with ecologists who would know which rivers to go to. From Ireland
Mais um excelente vídeo e com uma qualidade fabulosa. Parabéns!!
Continua o excelente trabalho.
Uma sugestão agora: peixes da costa. Peixes que podemos encontrar numa visita a uma praia. Agora do Norte. Mas não peixes de água salobra.
Bom trabalho!!!!!!!!!!
Muy buen trabajo Rodrigo, una verdadera pena 😢 ver como algunos de nuestros ríos y sus especies endémicas se encuentran alterados con especies introducidas. Un saludo y gracias por el excelente material gráfico
Very cool thanks, hi from New Zealand.
Whom have many parallels with the Iberian peninsular unfortunately, great documentary.
Que alegría saber que la fauna Portuguesa no está olvidada y que se encuentra en buenas manos! 10:05 🐟
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Caro Rodrigo,
Muitos parabéns pelo seu trabalho, que se reveste de uma importância extrema. O ruivaco do oeste , descoberto há pouco mais de 15 anos esteve mesmo à beira da extinção e ainda se continuam a descobrir espécies novas, mesmo à beira da extinção, como a boga de Lisboa.
Continuação de bons trabalhos.
Parabéns às senhoras que soltam peixes de loja nos nossos rios
Worm and a hook will catch all those pumpkinseed and Bass 😅
this is a great business platform you have...
Nice Camera Rodrigo 😊
The damage caused by introduced species is almost insignificant compared to the damage caused by fertiliser runoff and hydroelectric dams etc...
How do you not have more subscribers?
Thank you! 🙌
Fantastic video
Thanks! 😃
I live in Quinta do Conde in Portugal and am an author, a naturalist and environmental activist. I found this video very interesting, though also very sad to hear of the declines of so many endemic species and to hear of the threats they face.
Thanks 🙌
Súper💪🏼👍🏼
great video
LMB! Now I have a reason to go to Portugal.
Your videos looks like you have atleast 50million subs. Video qualities are nice
I would like bass to be more popular since it looks like a fun fish to catch
Very nice 👍👍👍
amazing video
Thanks!
Caught a pumpkinseed in the Thames about 30 years ago but never seen another.
Sadly, same situation in Italy, lots of endangered endemic species and lots of invasive alien species
Muito fixe! PARABÉNS!
Vivo em Queijas (Oeiras) e gostei muito de ver este pequeno documentário. Excelente trabalho.
Muito obrigado!
Hell, we don't even like Pumpkin Seeds here in America. But the bass & pike thin them out quite a bit.
Agora sou eu quem deve agradecer. que relaxante.
Nice video👍👍
Thank you 👌
Fantástico, este documentário só peca por tardio e curto, deveria haver mais esforços por manter estas espécies vivas porque é muito triste perdê-las, mas sabemos que é quase impossível mesmo que houvesse milhões disponíveis para tal.
Vivo em Trás-os-Montes, aqui há (em declínio abrupto) todas as espécies relatadas no vídeo, mas os rios estão invadidos pelas espécies invasoras relatadas.
Neste verão visitei o Lago de Sanábria e lá parece que ainda é um santuário, pois havia grande quantidade de Bogas Portuguesas, Bogas comuns, Escalos do Sul, Barbos…
É interessante mergulhar naquelas águas cristalinas, pois temos o prazer de ser acompanhados e rodeados de muito perto por estes peixes. Foi-me relatado que já há Lúcios nesse lago, nos mergulhos que dei não vi sinal deles, mas era de admirar não haver, é uma questão de tempo.
O filme foi muito bem realizado, a narradora esteve top, principalmente quando pronunciava os nomes em português.
Hello, I from Ukraine and we have very much this fish: 3:52 , we name they "Sonachniy okoon"
Please reply sir....can i use your betta fish vedio and dub it into bangla please
we have to thank this to the sport fishermans and fish hobbist
in the iberian peninsula also they introduced pike and giant catfish
imo this species should not be legal to release them back into the river after catching them.
Should be Gambusia holbrooki, not Gambusia affinis. I don't believe there is any G. affinis established in the wild anywhere in Europe.
Although Vidal et al 2010 state that G. affinis was introduced into Italy and might still be present.
@@majorbruster5916 They refer to a literature record from 1927, but that was long before holbrooki got species status. Back then, both affinis and holbrooki were lumped together as a single species. Note that the Italian populations are derived from the Spanish ones and also note that Vidal argues that all populations in Europe should be referred to as holbrooki unless new evidence is provided. - It would be extremely interesting if someone checks the Hungarian population because it is very isolated, non-Mediterranean and might have a different origin from the others ...
The funny fact is that they say that acclimatized fish to North America is threatening to local fish 😂
Yeah
Ofcourse
Estes e outros problemas já conhecemos há muito.
Em todo o documentário não faz alusão há ou hás alterações dos cursos de água .
Nao menciona EDP, EDIA, REN etc etc, porque será?
Ok mais um estudo tendensioso, mas já nao enganam todos ao.mesmo tempo.
Passando há frente.
Os problemas estão sinalizados, estudados.
Soluções, para quando sr.Rodrigo?
El cangrejo americano es fundamental en la dieta de los barbos andaluces
Yup, sunnies. Theyre a fish.
The Bass will take over everything, good news, they're easy to catch
The spinde louch is not in danger in nl we have them to
You have southern Iberian spined loaches in NL?
@@risilvaoff course not, it is hard for people to think outside of their own borders
saudades das minhas verdemas.
Similar way European people invaded America 😂😂
I have been trying to catch fish for about 2 years in the northern part of Portugal. Usually on the beaches. I haven't caught a single fish apart from that damn giant Goby fish. I don't know why??? It's a long coastal area. Where are fishes????
So bringing in fish that are not native = bad. But bringing in hordes of people= strength 😅 yeah okay. We can talk about the rivers once the streets are cleaned up a bit
Hahaha, the tides have turned this time, usually its everyone elses fishes messing up the USA
Me and made me glad I don't live in Europe but at least you'll get to experience some of my fish LOL no different than I get to experience fish from other countries that are invasive here
*James Franco hanging meme from a Canadian perspective* First time?
Oh no Europe actually has good fishing now 😭😭😭😭 ahh video
Don’t worry sunfish are delicious! Just wait until the silver carp shows up like in North America!
Is this his official page? Cause there’s a bunch of people reposting his content
Yes this is the original, where has it been reposted?
Tuche'. We have a bunch of invasive european fish in US waters
Nasty carp from both Europe and Asia
I need fresh water salt water and all purpose water fish. Can you fix real quick for me no question asked?
Sunfish is really disaster.
America > Europe, even when it comes to our Fish 😂
The joys of globalisation🤔
in the title why Europe if its just portugal and maybe spain? europe is bigger then just he 2 countries
The problem is in almost every country, these are just examples
Honoustly I think this is controversial, because anglers travel to spain and Portugal to catch bass. It is business for some, but bass should be removed from all European waters. If you want to catch them, go to the US.
We'll swap, take your carp and return our bass....
Hi there, the fishes you have shown in Spain are there in Srilanka lakes. If you really want to see beautiful wild fishes you must be visited Srilanka 🇱🇰 . Btw love your videos them can calm down the mind ❤️🙏
north america is getting messed up from alot of asian invasive species. bit of iorny watching our fish invade eroupe
Even poachers can't get rid of the sunfish. Easiest to catch, impossible to get rid of
the AI voice over lost me in 30 seconds
Changing, NOT destroying... They are still rivers and there is still fish in them, maybe even more than before, just new ones
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i am sorry, but i find this video quite misleading and actual spreading disinformation, statements such as widespread and in every river basin are used carelessly throughout the video, if you look on reports and and actual areas where some of the invasives are found, they are limited to the south, unless the authors consider Portugal as only Lisbon and the south, i would rather they corrected the video to ensure it is accurate, unless they just want to scaremonger and maybe find funds.
We did look at the reports. The only invasive restricted to the south is the chameleon cichlid, as we mentioned. Yes invasives are in almost every river basin. There was no financial incentive, the video was produced at a loss. Spreading negativity on a video that was completely free for you to watch and is actually raising awareness.
@risilva its not negativity. Can you find lepomis in Douro? Or in Lima or Minho? The video is great quality, but generalising does not help. Even in Nabao, i always look for fish in there never found any of these species. Not saying it is not an important problem, but if trying to make a video as scientific we should tey to be accurate. Meant as positive criticism, not negative
Yes you can find lepomis in the Douro basin. You can actually find it in every river basin in Portugal. We actually do our research and use reliable sources, rather than anecdotal reports such as yours.
@@risilva i stand corrected then, apologies. i will delete the main comment so people dont get misguided by the comment, i have been looking for reports of introduced species in Portugal and could not find them. thank you for the videos by the way, very well produced!
I fully agree with you
Hi mate, Croatia has 137 freshwater fish species and 49 of them are endemic...we also have big problem with invasive species. Please contact me if you are interested into filming freswater fish in Croatia, I'm ichthyologist in Croatia and I will be glad to help you !