logo
Find us on
Twitter Facebook LinkedIn
              
logo 11/26/2024 2:20:36 PM     
invasive snakehead fish haven't devoured the competition 
By Dora Mekouar US Source: voanews 8/29/2024
Dora Mekouar
Credit: Mike Sielicki


Most mornings, when the weather cooperates, angler Mike Sielicki can be found out on the water in Fredericksburg, Virginia — about an hour’s drive from Washington — trying to hook a species of fish that was once considered a dangerous threat to the surrounding aquatic wildlife.

“To me, it's the best fish that ever hit the United States,” Sielicki says. “I hope it winds up going in every body of water so everybody can enjoy it.”
 

Sielicki has fished for northern snakeheads for 20 years, since they first showed up in Potomac Creek, a shallow inlet that feeds into the Potomac River, a major Washington-area waterway. Through his company, Apex Predators Potomac Creek, he takes paying customers out on his boat to fish for the invasive predator, which originally came from Asia.

 
Potomac River Northern snakehead Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
851Men caught illegally snatching prehistoric creatures from Oregon baythenewstribune2024-02-27US
852Watch fish species chase lasers just like cats1news2024-03-14NZ
853Marine expert defends use of cameras on commercial fishing vessels1news2024-02-28NZ
854Annual Fish Health Report details causes of salmon mortalitythefishsite2024-03-13NO
855Ловля камбалы в Сочиohotniki2024-03-09RU
856Scientists continue to search for what's poisoning Lower Keys fishwlrn2024-03-01US
857Scientists discover new species of fish off Baja California coastFOX 5/KUSI2024-02-28MX
858Should all marine reserves ban fishing? Not necessarily, new study showsmongabay2024-02-29US
859This species occurs only here Snorkeling scientists count endangered fishreviewjournal2024-02-29ES
860Rare black paddlefish caught in Tulsa CountyFOX 13 News2023-05-26US
861Utrechts fish doorbell is back for another seasonBBC News2024-03-02DK
862Fishbowl shares joy of Ontario sports fishingcambridgetoday2024-03-13CA
863Fishers fined $29K banned from B.C. fishing lodge for illegal catchesctvnews2024-03-13CA
864Canadian fishing lodges see optimistic trends as U.S. tourists return post-pandemicechopress2024-03-08CA
865Open-water fishing ideasechopress2024-03-08US
866Maryland Catfish Tournaments Offer Invasive Species Anglingeinnews2024-03-11US
867Fogo Island: Bringing new life to a remote Canadian fishing communitycbsnews2024-03-10CA
868New salmon study adds to evidence that pink salmon could be crowding out sockeyealaskabeacon2024-03-02US
869Hundreds of thousands of salmon released in Northern California river die in large mortality eventsfgate2024-03-03US
870Study reveals predatory fish coordinate attacks through rapid color changesinterestingengineering2024-02-26US
871Chinese fishing vessels are going scorched earth and pumping cyanideyahoo2024-02-23CN
872На Амуре глухозимья не бываетohotniki2024-03-05RU
873When Britain and Iceland went to war over fishpulse2024-03-01UK
874Discovery of exotic fish related to piranha in Irish lake raises concernsireland live2024-02-20IE
875Ohio Fish Rescue helping surrendered fish live their best livesNews 5 Cleveland2024-02-21US

134 135 136 34 of [137 - pages.]