Other invasive fish species in the state include the flathead catfish, which was first found in the Potomac River in the Williamsport area and has steadily increased in population over the last ...

Some fish species are in decline ... He challenged attendees to be Potomac River advocates. The Conservancy works on multiple fronts to protect and restore the river, like tree planting and ...

The opening day of striped bass season brought robust fishing action across the Potomac River, the mouth of the Patuxent ...

Big catfish eat smaller native fish species, and that’s why D.C. recommends ... In a secret spot on the banks of the Potomac River, just past Georgetown, a fishing rod has begun to twitch.

The recent discovery of sea lamprey in the Potomac River has sparked significant debate. Some believe it is a native species that should ... According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Virginia ichthyologist John Odenkirk and his Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources team are probing Potomac River ... fishing is not allowed there. “Touching, capturing and removing species ...

The Potomac is not the river it was when George Washington ... But the other introduced species aren’t the point; the native fish are, says Dan Simberloff, an ecologist at the University of ...

Two years later, snakeheads spread to the Potomac River and now, Missouri is one of the latest states to warn about the invasive fish species. The northern snakehead is an invasive fish species ...

collectively known as “river herring,” which are the types found in the Potomac. Meant to protect the population, the law also has broader aims. Herring are a keystone species, a fish that’s important ...