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Invasive Snakeheads Found in Upper Potomac River

Credible reports of snakehead sightings and results from a Maryland Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service survey indicate that the non-native snakehead species has spread into the C&O Canal

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Fishing News - Salt

Face Off With The Enemy: Lionfish

U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland considers congressional hearing on invasive lionfish. During a recent trip to Key West, Fla., U.S. Congressman Steve Southerland, (R), who serves on the House Natural Resources Committee and its Fisheries Subcommittee, […]

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Videos

Blue and Flathead Catfish Invade

Initially introduced for sport fishing in several Virginia tributaries in the 1960s to 1980s, blue and flathead catfish are now considered invasive in the Chesapeake Bay. Populations of these catfish—which can grow as large as […]

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Bowfins vs Invasive Snakeheads

The Department of Natural Resources recently developed a video to assist anglers and the public in properly identifying a native bowfin versus the invasive snakehead fish. The video was produced in collaboration with Michigan-Out-of-Doors Television. […]

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Aquatic Invasive Species Campaign

Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota share many of the same boaters and anglers – now they’re sharing the same message to help protect their iconic waters from aquatic invasive species such as Eurasian water-milfoil, zebra mussels […]

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Inshore

Invasive Lionfish On The Decline

Jamaica is reporting a big decline in sightings of lionfish, the voracious invasive species that has been wreaking havoc on regional reefs for years and wolfing down native juvenile fish and crustaceans. Some four years […]

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Rules to Fight Zebra Mussels

Texas – In the state’s continuing effort to combat the spread of invasive zebra mussels, 30 counties in North and Central Texas will be added effective Sunday, March 23, to the recently-implemented rules requiring that […]