Invasive Fish from Conowingo Dam Donated to Food Banks
The Conowingo Dam employs fish lifts to help migrating fish species navigate the Susquehanna River to their spawning grounds, but the lifts also catch unwelcomed fish – invasive catfish and snakehead. Through a public-private partnership between the Maryland Department of Resources (DNR), dam owner Exelon Corp., the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), and local seafood wholesaler, JJ McDonnell and Co., the invasive fish pulled from the Conowingo are going to local food banks and scientific research, while reducing the number of destructive species in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
“This initiative serves multiple goals, including controlling invasive fish species by harvesting them to minimize their impacts on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and providing protein-rich meals to those in need,” DNR Secretary Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio said. “We will also improve our collection of scientific data, which will help us better
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Maryland Fishing Report – May 12
May 12, 2021
Ryan Cooper takes a look at a brook trout before gently returning this beauty to the water. Photo by Ryan Cooper
The Maryland outdoors has many beautiful treasures to behold for those who look. It can be a quiet time sitting on a river bank watching nature, gazing upon the Chesapeake Bay, or hiking up a mountain stream and soaking up all that nature can share. Few fish in Maryland are as beautiful and treasured as our native brook trout and if you find one, you are well rewarded with a spectacle of color.
This Saturday, May 15, will be the last day of trophy striped bass season in the main stem Chesapeake Bay, The 2021 summer-fall season in most areas of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries will be open May 16 through July 15, and resume Aug. 1 through Dec. 10. Further information on areas and dates for striped bass fishing can be found on the Maryland Department of Natural Resources website.
It seems most appropriate with Mother s Day nearing to share some pics of Moms in the wild. Thanks to our wildlife photographer, William Straite, we see a momma eagle teaching her five week old twins how to feed themselves.
William shared the story of these twins, born along the Susquehanna River, when they were about three-weeks old. Now, just two weeks later you can really see a difference in the babies. Most of the white fuzziness that made them so cute is gone and the awareness in their eyes as they learn to feed themselves reminds you of the fierce raptor they will become.
The Rundown
President Biden aims to
conserve 30 percent of the country’s lands and waters by 2030. The GAO says that the method for assessing farmer compliance with
wetlands protections should be updated. The EPA assesses a draft nutrient-reduction plan in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed. NOAA releases new baselines for
“normal” climate in the United States. Nuclear regulators evaluate a proposal to send a
decommissioned nuclear plant’s wastewater from Vermont to Idaho for disposal. And lastly, President Biden visits a
water treatment plant in Louisiana.
“Infrastructure is all about making life livable for ordinary people and this is the most basic thing.” President Joe Biden referring to investment in drinking water systems while touring the Carrollton water treatment plant in New Orleans. Biden visited Louisiana to stump for his American Rescue Plan infrastructure package. His deputies were also in the field. Michael Regan, the EPA administrator, toured a w
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