Gov't to drain moat, remove garbage, non-indigenous fish

TOKYO, Japan - The Ushigafuchi section of the moat surrounding the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, which the Environment Ministry said Feb. 19 it intends to drain and clean up. The Usigafuchi section will be a pilot project for a five-year scheme to eliminate foreign fish from the entire 13 sections of the palace moat to preserve indigenous species. The ministry said non-indigenous fish, notably bluegill sunfish and black bass, have come to dominate the moat. (Kyodo)

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