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Scientists believe northern snakehead fish have established a breeding population in the Potomac River after nine catches in a seven-week span. The in…
A Maryland angler using a bow and arrow caught a 17.49-pound northern snakehead at Mattawoman Creek on the Potomac River, setting a new state record. …
Maryland wildlife officials invite anglers to the second Stop the Snakehead Fishing Derby on June 3 at Pennyfield Lock on the C&O Canal. Participants …
Maryland's Potomac Snakehead Tournament brings together sport fishermen and bow fishers to control an invasive Asian fish species while promoting loca…
Pennsylvania regulators shut down fish lifts at two Susquehanna River dams in Lancaster County to prevent northward spread of invasive Northern snakeh…
Bowfisher Emory Baldwin III caught an 18.42-pound northern snakehead in the Potomac River near Marshall Hall, Maryland, setting a new state record. Th…
Todd Murphy shot a 17.47-pound Northern snakehead with a bow and arrow in Mattawoman Creek, setting a new Maryland state record. The fish measured nea…
Caleb Newton of Virginia caught a 17-pound, 6-ounce northern snakehead in Aquia Creek during a June 2013 fishing tournament, setting a world record co…
A northern snakehead, an invasive species native to China, was found in a Georgia pond. Wildlife officials are warning the public to kill any snakehea…
An angler caught a northern snakehead in a Gwinnett County pond, marking the first confirmed sighting of the species in Georgia. State wildlife offici…
An angler caught a Northern Snakehead in a Gwinnett County pond, marking the first confirmed sighting of the invasive species in Georgia. Authorities …
Georgia Department of Natural Resources found a northern snakehead in a Gwinnett County pond in early October 2019, the first confirmed in the state. …
Pennsylvania officials documented northern snakeheads for the first time in a stretch of the Susquehanna River above Conowingo Dam in Lancaster County…
A Northern Snakehead was caught at Lily Pond in Suffolk County, New York, marking the first confirmed discovery of the invasive species on Long Island…
A northern snakehead was caught in a Pennsylvania creek, prompting officials in Bucks County to warn anglers to kill the fish rather than release it. …
Washington-area chefs are serving northern snakehead, an invasive species in the Potomac River basin, as a special menu item. The firm-fleshed fish is…
A Woodbridge, Virginia angler caught an 18-pound snakehead in a Potomac River tributary that may exceed the previous world record of 17 pounds, 4 ounc…
A northern snakehead was found in a pond in Gwinnett County, Georgia, the first confirmed occurrence of the invasive species in the state. Wildlife of…
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources warns anglers about invasive Northern snakeheads, following the first confirmed catch in Georgia wa…
An angler caught an adult northern snakehead in a Gwinnett County pond near Lilburn, Georgia—the first confirmed report in the state. Wildlife officia…
A population of goldline snakehead, an invasive Asian predatory fish, was found in Manatee County, Florida, with about 400 removed from a freshwater p…
Scientists from the University of Florida documented the first goldline snakehead in Gulf Coast waters at a Manatee County pond. Florida Fish and Wild…
Florida wildlife officials removed over 400 goldline snakehead fish from a Manatee County pond in 2021 after the invasive species was discovered in 20…
Northern snakehead was discovered in Lake Frederick, Frederick County, Virginia on May 16, 2019—the first confirmed sighting in the Shenandoah River d…
A Spotsylvania plumber caught a 17-pound, 6-ounce snakehead in Aquia Creek in June 2013, breaking the previous world record by two ounces. The Interna…
A northern snakehead was confirmed caught at Wappapello Lake Spillway in Wayne County, Missouri, marking the fourth such invasive fish documented in t…
An angler spotted adult northern snakeheads and juveniles in Old River near the Mississippi River in Louisiana, marking the species' first confirmed a…
Bow fishermen in Boliver County caught the first documented Northern Snakehead in Mississippi, an invasive species native to Asia that has been expand…
A 13-inch northern snakehead was netted in May 2023 at Duck Creek Conservation Area in southeastern Missouri, marking the second confirmed catch in th…
A northern snakehead has been found for the first time in Lily Pond at Lake Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County, New York. The state's Department of Environm…
