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Carnivorous alien fish found in Wisconsin waters for first time
USA Today ^ | 09/24/03 | Staff Writer

Posted on 09/25/2003 10:23:12 AM PDT by bedolido

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:41:12 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP)

(Excerpt) Read more at usatoday.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: alien; carnivorous; fish

Wisconsin biologist Joe Hennessy holds a giant snakehead that was found in the Rock River

1 posted on 09/25/2003 10:23:13 AM PDT by bedolido
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To: DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet
Ping!
2 posted on 09/25/2003 10:24:00 AM PDT by Chad Fairbanks (Madness takes its toll. Luckily, I have exact change ready...)
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To: bedolido
That's one ugly fish - and what's that it's holding?
3 posted on 09/25/2003 10:24:25 AM PDT by Chad Fairbanks (Madness takes its toll. Luckily, I have exact change ready...)
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To: bedolido
Hmmmmmmmmmm.........New Title:

Carniverous Alien Asians screwing up North America

4 posted on 09/25/2003 10:26:02 AM PDT by DoctorMichael (Thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.)
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To: bedolido
"It's unlikely the giant snakehead could survive the cold water of a Wisconsin winter, Staggs said."

Ha. Famous Last Words, Inc.

There's a bunch of carp flourishing in Lake Conroe last time I knew, and the hydrilla plant it was supposed to eat is still there. I thought the carp was supposed to die when the hydrilla went away...
5 posted on 09/25/2003 10:29:17 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: bedolido
Fear not!

A Dem State Senator has already issued a Press Release -- yes, a Press Release -- saying she will introduce legislation making it illegal to possess certain non-native, invasive species.

Well, she's not sure which species, she has to talk that over with anglers, the DNR, bait dealers, etc.

My questions:

Who "possessed" this species found in the Rock River?

Won't prohibiting posession of these as-yet unidentified animal species increase the likelihood they'll be introduced to the natural environment?
6 posted on 09/25/2003 10:35:38 AM PDT by Chummy
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To: bedolido
Related article here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/988675/posts
7 posted on 09/25/2003 10:36:57 AM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: bedolido

Picture of the voracious Snakhead Fish from China displayed by Maryland DNR

Maryland Department of Natural Resources officials discovered the presence of the species in May, after an angler caught a suspicious fish and provided a photo for identification. They determined that an unnamed individual put two foot-long fish of unknown sex into the Crofton pond sometime in 2000. Since that time, the presence of additional northern snakeheads in the pond has been confirmed.

DNR Fisheries Service Director Eric C. Schwaab states, "They [snakeheads] are top-level predators so they clearly can eat a lot of the native fish there and displace other native top-level predators, like large-mouth bass and pickerel, both of which are in that pond. One of the problems with non-native species is you never know what the impact is going to be."

"This situation again points out the responsibility we all share to refrain from purposeful release of fish to our waterways and to take great care to prevent even accidental introductions of non-native bait, plants or other species when we go fishing, boating, or otherwise venture into the natural environment," Schwaab continued.

8 posted on 09/25/2003 10:38:24 AM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: bedolido
fish managers say that with no natural predator

Maybe not natural, but I think this little lady has found a potential predator:

"And I don't have a thing that looks like a squirrel in my tackle box."

(CLICK ON PIC)

9 posted on 09/25/2003 10:41:06 AM PDT by StriperSniper (The slippery slope is getting steeper.)
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To: bedolido
I guess even carnivorous asian fish love cheese...........
10 posted on 09/25/2003 10:42:29 AM PDT by WhiteGuy (It's now the Al Davis GOP...........................Just Win Baby !!!)
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To: Calpernia
sorry I did a search and didn't find that thread.
11 posted on 09/25/2003 10:43:21 AM PDT by bedolido (I can forgive you for killing my sons, but I cannot forgive you for forcing me to kill your sons)
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To: bedolido
Don't be sorry. It isn't the same article. One is from USA Today the other from Associated Press.

I said in my post "related article". Not "already posted".
12 posted on 09/25/2003 10:52:16 AM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: Chad Fairbanks
Thank you! (Will pass this on to my brother.)
13 posted on 09/25/2003 10:56:14 AM PDT by DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet (Forward all complaints to http://www.toofreakingbad.com)
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To: StriperSniper
Is there a fish in the picture?
14 posted on 09/25/2003 11:01:25 AM PDT by arkfreepdom
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To: bedolido

15 posted on 09/25/2003 11:04:22 AM PDT by Chancellor Palpatine (Buddy Rydell from "Anger Management" is my new role model)
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To: bedolido
Hey, if the American fish can't compete with the Chinese fish, it's their own fault. They should become entrepreneurs and start their own lakes.
16 posted on 09/25/2003 11:32:42 AM PDT by Heyworth
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To: bedolido
All we have to do is spread a rumor in the Far East that snakehead tongues will both triple your virility and add inches to your johnson.

They'll be gone in no time, and take the heat off the rhinos.

Might cause an upsurge in johnson enlargement spam though. I can see it now: "Amazing (or ancient) Chinese discovery will enlarge your penis guaranteed!!!!!"

17 posted on 09/25/2003 12:29:08 PM PDT by SpinyNorman
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To: Chad Fairbanks
That's one ugly fish - and what's that it's holding?

You ought to see some of the monster catfish and gar [and worse] they've hauled out of the Mississippi here around Memphis, some weighing in arround 60 pounds.

There's been a warning for kids not to swim in the Mississippi, but it explains what's happened to some of them feared drowned whose bodies have never been recovered.

Y'all come 'round here and visit sometime, y'hear?

-archy-/-


18 posted on 09/26/2003 11:38:08 AM PDT by archy (Keep in mind that the milk of human kindness comes from a beast that is both cannibal and a vampire.)
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