Invasive fish species for mosquito management? NGT points discover to Centre

The Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal has sought a response from the Centre on two extremely invasive alien fish species getting used as organic brokers for controlling mosquitoes.
The tribunal was listening to a plea about two fish species — Gambusia affinis (mosquitofish) and Poecilia reticulata (guppy) — being launched in water our bodies to manage mosquitoes in varied states.
The states which have saved and launched mosquitofish have been Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh, whereas the guppy species has been launched in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab and Odisha, the plea mentioned.
It additionally mentioned the Nationwide Biodiversity Authority declared these two fish species as “invasive and alien” as they adversely impacted the native aquatic ecosystems by inflicting meals shortage for the indigenous fish species.
It additionally referred to the ban imposed on mosquitofish by nations comparable to Australia and New Zealand.