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 ...

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 ...

There’s not much that the Northern Snakehead Fish can’t do. It’s an aggressive hunter ... in frequency in parts of the ...

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 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 ...

Sea lampreys are an invasive species initially native to the ... claiming it was ‘the first sea lamprey caught in the Potomac River.’ The fish migrate from the Chesapeake Bay to the freshwater ...

(WRIC) — As Virginians break out their fishing rods this summer ... Chowan and Dismal Swamp River Basin, James River Basin, New River Basin, Potomac River Basin, Rappahannock River Basin ...