Any More News on Snakeheads?

[lampern]

Those are bullseye snakeheads, a species that tolerates only warm water.

Northerns can tolerate colder waters and are a threat to native species.

 

[likestofish]

They fight hard and annihilate frogs, just saying

 

[crackerdave]

They fight hard and annihilate frogs, just saying

I'd rather have frogs.Snakeheads can't sing.

 

[lampern]

Northern Snakehead Channa argus are highly piscivorous obligate-air breathers native to Asia and currently assigned as injurious wildlife under the federal Lacey Act. In October of 2019, an angler reported catching and releasing an adult Northern Snakehead in a small private pond in Gwinnett County, Georgia. In response, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Fisheries staffers surveyed over 90 acres of wetland and 5.7 miles of stream and river using passive and active sampling methods to determine the extent and abundance of the suspected snakehead population. Two adult and 14 juvenile Northern Snakeheads were captured within proximity of the pond during a series of boat and backpack electrofishing surveys.

Low detection rates were suspected throughout field surveys, and a subsequent rotenone treatment in the pond and a portion of the adjacent downstream wetlands produced 18 additional juvenile snakeheads. The most effective field surveying methods were electrofishing after eliminating vegetative cover (catch-per-unit-effort [CPUE] = 6.1 fish/hour) and rotenone (18 fish/application). Genetic analysis of pectoral fin clips from a subset (n = 6) of the specimens confirmed the two adult northern snakeheads were a breeding pair that produced at least two cohorts during the summer of 2019.

While it is currently unknown whether a remnant population of wild Northern Snakeheads would threaten Georgia’s native fishes, examples of other known wild northern snakehead populations in the United States are discussed to offer insight as to how this exotic and potentially invasive species could affect local aquatic ecosystems.

 

[TECHwrb]

Watch the show Bizarre Foods. There is an episode on snakeheads over populating up north, and a local chef tried cooking them. Turns out they are a very white flesh, mild and people love them. They are being sold in high end restaurants.

 

[crackerdave]

Watch the show Bizarre Foods. There is an episode on snakeheads over populating up north, and a local chef tried cooking them. Turns out they are a very white flesh, mild and people love them. They are being sold in high end restaurants.

I bet they have a more exotic name for them in the restaurants.

 

[Teh Wicked]

Many places up north are arguing they are not invasive as labeled. If they was that invasive the Potomac wouldn't be holding massive bass tournaments every year.

 

[lampern]

They are invasive but seem "less worse" than the blue and flathead catfish in the Potomac.

The Potomac has several non native species in it.

 

[Browning Slayer]

Many places up north are arguing they are not invasive as labeled. If they was that invasive the Potomac wouldn't be holding massive bass tournaments every year.

We have people that argue spotted bass aren't invasive..

 

[crackerdave]

They fight hard and annihilate frogs, just saying

If they eat all the frogs we will be up to our tailbone in bugs.

 

[lampern]

The problem is once they get established, like spotted bass, anglers start stocking them everywhere.

In Virginia and Maryland they are popping up in places they have never been before.

If they get established in Ga, expect the same thing.

 

[Teh Wicked]

We have people that argue spotted bass aren't invasive..

I'm not talking about Billy bob and Joe Hill that fish at he same spot every weekend. There is actually scientific data that supports this.

If you want to get technical, Human beings are the most invasive species in the history of existence.

 

[TroyBoy30]

I'm not talking about Billy bob and Joe Hill that fish at he same spot every weekend. There is actually scientific data that supports this.

If you want to get technical, Human beings are the most invasive species in the history of existence.

Humans are an infestation

 

[Nicodemus]

Humans are an infestation

Only those who walk heavy on the earth.