SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is reminding the public not to move fish from different waterbodies or to dump unwanted pet fish.

According to the DWR, they discovered an illegal fish introduction when smallmouth bass were released into Lloyds Lake in the Colorado River. The transport of these bass from where they were first caught and the release of the fish into a new location are illegal.

“Due to several endangered fish in the Colorado River, we partner with other agencies to ensure that our sportfish stocking does not interfere with the recovery of native fish,” DWR Sportfish Coordinator Trina Hedrick said.

“The stocking of sportfish in any drainages in the Colorado River Basin is therefore highly regulated," Hedrick said, "If we were going to c

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