Green Sunfish Eradication to Restore Native Aquatic Species in Ash Creek, Arizona

Since 2017, biologists from the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) and USFWS have conducted mechanical removal of Green Sunfish to protect native aquatic species diversity in Ash Creek, Arizona. With a rock waterfall barrier near the confluence with Trout Creek, managers and biologists isolated source populations for native fish while removing the invasive Green Sunfish. They used techniques such as hoop nets, backpack electrofishing fishing, spot lighting, and seine nets. Native fish were then translocated to Ash Creek. Monitoring surveys are conducted month prevent re-invasion. The project received funding from the Desert Fish Habitat Partnership (DFHP).