Pharmaceuticals are widespread in small streams in the Southeastern U.S., according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey. In 2014, the USGS sampled 59 small streams in portions of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia for … Continued
On May 20, A bow fishermen set a new Maryland state record for northern snakehead with an 18.42-pound fish from the Potomac River. Emory (Dutch) Baldwin III from Indian Head, Md., and his regular bow-hunting partner Franklin Shotwell were about … Continued
Michigan’s Lake Superior Chinook salmon fishery is being fueled almost entirely from natural reproduction, according to Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Data show more than 99 percent of the Lake Superior Chinook salmon caught by anglers are wild. All … Continued
Exelon Generation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently announced an agreement to restore American shad and river herring to the Susquehanna River. Under the agreement, Exelon will improve fish passage facilities at Conowingo Dam and transport up to … Continued
Officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the publication of “The Atlas of Inland Fishes of New York” as New York State Museum Record Series, Volume 7. Authored jointly by DEC and NYSM staff … Continued