Tiny fish is reintroduced to the Pearl River

Tiny fish is reintroduced to the Pearl River

By STEPHEN SMITH and KEVIN McGILL

Source: nola

9/2/2023

Credit: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

A species of tiny fish that once flourished in a river running hundreds of miles from central Mississippi into southeast Louisiana is being reintroduced to the Pearl River after disappearing 50 years ago.

Wildlife experts say a number of factors likely contributed to the disappearance of the pearl darter from the Pearl River system, including oil and gas development, agricultural runoff, urban pollution, and dam construction. All are deemed detrimental to the pearl darter's habitat and survival.

Pearl River

Darter, Pearl

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