Re: NANFA-- MD snakehead update

Joshua L Wiegert (jlw_at_dune.net)
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 17:34:16 -0600 (MDT)

Good point Bob. However, the fish can survive, like a bowfin, deep in the
mud for some time. And, it can move.
ALso, I'm not sure, but would it be able to with stand rotenone? Many
fish, including bowfin, will survive it.... Maybe napalm isn't a bad idea
after all... ;-)

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On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Bob Bock wrote:

> Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 19:09:07 -0400 > From: Bob Bock <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net> > Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net > To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net > Subject: Re: NANFA-- MD snakehead update > > Maryland has no natural lakes--I wouldn't be surprised if this pond isn't > natural either. All of the park ponds around here are manmade, so it's a > good bet the Crofton Pond is artificially created, with only some largemouth > bass, lot's of bluegills and a reproducing population of liberated bait > bucket golden shiners and or mummichog. It seems like draining the pond for > a year or two would be a wise precaution to prevent the snakeheads from > spreading throughout the Chesapeake system. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joshua L Wiegert" <jlw_at_dune.net> > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net> > Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 6:44 PM > Subject: Re: NANFA-- MD snakehead update > > > > That's an option they're exploring, Mike. However, if its just one or two > > fish, and they can remove them without overly harming the pond... seems > > that the benefit is there. Unfortunately, most state DNR's are full of > > people who don't seem to understand that ponds are often filled with > > fishes other than gamefish.... I can think of many NY ponds that were > > rot'd, previously having a nice fishery of bullhead and full of little > > minnows to collect... Few perch get in, do some damage, and .. next thing > > you know, its a stocked pond full of the same trout year after year. > > > > -- > > end > > ____^__ > > ><,Darwin,> > > Joshua L. Wiegert > > NFC Lists Administrator JLW_at_dune.net > > www.geocities.com/Josh_Wiegert > Nativefishconservancy-owner_at_yahoogroups.com > > ICQ UIN 69553561 AIM UID: JoshuaWiegert > > Feel free to contact me by any of the above means for any reason. > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > -=- > > mataHmeH maSachnIS veqlarghlI' yIbuS 'ej > veqla > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > -=- > > Native Fish Conservancy main list is > NativeFishConservancy_at_yahoogroups.com. > > To subscibe to the NFC's main list, send a message to > > Nativefishconservancy-subscribe_at_yahoogroups.com! For more information, > > visit http://www.nativefish.org. Come learn about, chat about, and > > protect our native heritage! > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > -=- > > > > > > On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Mike Bessert wrote: > > > > > Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 17:30:22 -0700 > > > From: Mike Bessert <mbesser1_at_bigred.unl.edu> > > > Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net > > > To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net > > > Subject: Re: NANFA-- MD snakehead update > > > > > > Greetings to all. > > > > > > I have been out of the loop for a few days, so I'm getting caught up on > the > > > latest. I am as much a conservationist as anyone on the list and I'm > not a > > > big fan of knee jerk extremes; however... > > > > > > Wouldn't a little rotenone be in order here? It seems to me that the > > > sacrifice of a few ponds now (ponds that could be rehab'd in a few > years) > > > would be worth the potential benefit of preventing the introduction of > YET > > > ANOTHER damaging Asian species into our rivers. See: common carp, > bighead > > > carp, etc. etc. etc. > > > > > > Mike Bessert > > > Lincoln, NE > > > > > > on 7/2/02 6:21 AM, ichthos_at_charm.net at ichthos at charm.net wrote: > > > > > > > For the latest -- and photos -- on the northern snakehead in Maryland, > go > > > > to: > > > > > > > > http://www.sunspot.net/news/local/ > > > > > > > > and click on the snakehead story. (Sunspot changes their pages often, > so > > > > the story may not be up beyond 7/2.) > > > > > > > > Apparently, there are at least 2 of them in the Crofton pond. > > > > > > > > "Scientists don't know how the snakehead got into the pond. Some > > > > snakehead species are sold to pet stores. 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