The fisheries branch of Natural Resources and Northern Development released an update on Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) for Foot Print and Cedar Lake recently. They have detected the Spiny Waterflea from five samples taken from Foot Print Lake during the 2022 open water season. The sample was confirmed in the laboratory in late November.
A total of 25 Spiny Waterfleas were found in five out of seven samples from Foot Print Lake. This detection indicates there could be an established or reproducing population of Spiny Waterflea in the lake.