Duluth, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) Gold fish may be cute, but
outside of their tanks, they're an invasive species. So are the
lamprey and the goby. These invasives live at the Great Lakes
Aquarium in Duluth. "The aquarium has a new exhibit that should
really appeal to kids and subtly teach them a lesson about
invasive species." said Dave Anderson outside the aquarium.
"What you see behind me is our new interactive exhibit called
Repel the Invaders. It's a shadow sensitive exhibit." said Jack
Lavoy of the aquarium. The technology for the exhibit was
tweaked by UMD's Visualization and Digital Imaging Lab. Kids,
young or old, chase gobies, gold fish and lamprey out of a cyber
lake. "What it is intended to do is show the impact aquatic
invasives can have on the natural fish species of Lake
Superior." said Lavoy. The educators at the Aquarium hope early
exposure to the problem of non native creatures leads to
activism in the future. "It's really important that we encourage
them from a very young age to appreciate