Maryland DNR offering $200

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So what is wrong with offering a bounty for a destructive, invasive fish? And who is the bozo? The DNR biologist or the reporter?
 
spotfin said:
So what is wrong with offering a bounty for a destructive, invasive fish? And who is the bozo? The DNR biologist or the reporter?
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Please post evidence of snakeheads being destructive and "invasive" fish?

Why the snakeheads have a bounty on them while most popular game fish are not even native to Potomac River doesn't have any bounty on them? It's obsiviously they wanted to protect their precious FISHERY, not the actual ecosystem.
 
spotfin said:
So what is wrong with offering a bounty for a destructive, invasive fish? And who is the bozo? The DNR biologist or the reporter?
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In this case, I would say both are bozos. For one, these snakeheads in the Potomac, are Channa argus, from Asia. They are not from Africa. It doesn't take a genius to know something as simple as that.
While we are on the subject of "invasives," let's take a look at largemouth bass. In most lakes, ponds, and rivers across the US, they are the invasives. They are more destructive than most people think. A good example would be the Sacramento perch, native to the Sacramento River. These are extinct from their native habitat thanks to largemouth bass and bluegills and other fine "native" fish. They only exist in small numbers in non native waters now. But most people won't even consider these as "invasives" because largemouth bass are a multi million dollar industry.
 
there's already another thread about this btw
 
I'm pretty sure that the DNR knows where the Snakeheads originate from... I'm guessing that the reporter messed that part up. And as for the crawling out of the water and biting people, that was a reference to a bad SciFi movie...
 
I just found a website about the fish species of Potomac River systems.
Largemouth Bass- not native
Smallmouth Bass- not native
Bluegill- not native
Channel Catfish- not native
Blue Catfish- not native
Flathead Catfish- not native
Muskellunge- not native
Tiger Muskellunge- not native
Rainbow Trout- not native
Brown Trout- not native
Walleye- not native
Northern Pike= not native
Common Carp= obsivoulsy not native
Grass Carp= not native
Goldfish= not native
Rock Bass= not native
Warmouth= not native
Redear Sunfish= not native
Longear Sunfish= not native
Green Sunfish= not native
Crappie= not native

Only true native gamefish would be white catfish, chain pickerel, yellow perch, white perch and stripers.
 
Maybe they are using the word "invasive" to describe fish that could not have gotten there on their own. Most river systems in a region of the world are interconnected and fish could swim from one river to another on their own. Whereas a fish from Asia or Africa, either one, would have to brought in by people because they are not equipped to swim across the ocean. Just a thought.

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everlastace said:
Maybe they are using the word "invasive" to describe fish that could not have gotten there on their own. Most river systems in a region of the world are interconnected and fish could swim from one river to another on their own. Whereas a fish from Asia or Africa, either one, would have to brought in by people because they are not equipped to swim across the ocean. Just a thought.

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Thats not the reason that it's inhabited by fish that are not originally from there. Yes largemouth bass are native to the U.S., that doesn't mean that they live everywhere in the U.S. What the Maryland DNR is concerned about is the Snakehead ruining this artificial ecosystem that has been created in Maryland. Naturally Largemouth bass or any of the fish that MN Rebel mentioned, would have never taken over that river system without the aid of Humanity. But you do have a point.
 
everlastace said:
Maybe they are using the word "invasive" to describe fish that could not have gotten there on their own. Most river systems in a region of the world are interconnected and fish could swim from one river to another on their own. Whereas a fish from Asia or Africa, either one, would have to brought in by people because they are not equipped to swim across the ocean. Just a thought.

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All non-native gamefish I mentioned were stocked (legal/illegal) by either DNR or other people. Blue/Flathead Catfish in Potomac River systems were considered INVASIVE species and have actual studies on these catfish that have causes negative effects on Potomac River ecosystems.

There is a difference between a non-native and invasive. Non-native means they are not native to that area. Invasive means non-native species whose introduction does, or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.

Snakeheads do not fit in the invasive defination.
 
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