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
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is joining the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in a collaborative effort to monitor and control the spread of aquatic nuisance species in North … Continued
Maryland bowfisherman Todd Murphy took a Maryland state record, 17.47-pound northern snakehead while fishing with bow and arrow on Mattwoman Creek in the early hours of August 8, beating the previous record of 16.94 pounds set by Teddy McKenzie in … Continued
Results from a Maryland Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service survey indicate that invasive northern snakehead fish have spread into the C&O Canal and thereby the Upper Potomac River. Last fall, anglers reported catching two northern … Continued
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) recently confirmed that environmental DNA (eDNA) from the invasive Asian Silver Carp and Bighead Carp has been found in six water samples collected from the Ohio River last year. PFBC performed sampling in … Continued