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Federal firings could wreak havoc on Great Lakes fishery

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12 members of the Great Lakes sea lamprey control program were laid off this month .

Left unchecked, lamprey larvae grow into parasitic adults that wreak havoc on aquatic ecosystems.

With a toothy, suction-cup mouth it uses to latch onto other fish, a single lamprey can consume 40 pounds of fish in one year .

Each year , team members kill over 5 million larvae that would otherwise survive and spawn in Great Lakes .

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