Sri Lankan anglers join fight against invasive giant snakehead fish

Nissanka Arachchige Vimukthi Sandaruwan beat more than 1,000 anglers to become champion of a unique competition to protect ...

Officials urge people to eat predatory fish wreaking havoc on local waters: 'We can control their population'

Over 1,000 anglers were instructed only to capture the invasive species. Ministry secretary Kolitha Kamal Jinadasa said, "In ...
KHQ

Sri Lanka tries to hook anglers on invasive fish species

Sri Lanka urged people on Saturday to catch and cook invasive fish species, including the giant snakehead and piranhas, that threaten fragile freshwater ecosystems and are now banned. The Fisheries ...
fox6now

Cut the head off this invasive python-looking fish if you see it, conservationists say

Conservationists are telling anglers to cut the head off a predatory, reptile-looking fish that can breathe air if they find one. The northern snakehead is an invasive fish species with a fitting name ...
6abc News

Invasive snakehead fish found in the Schuylkill River: 'They're not supposed to be here'

PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. (WPVI) -- An invasive species of fish has once again reared its head in the Delaware River Watershed, leading to a warning from park rangers. Park rangers at the Black Rock Sanctuary ...
Buffalo News

Aquarium shop owner fined for importing invasive snakehead fish

A Toronto-area aquarium shop owner has been fined $5,000 by U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenneth Schroeder Jr. and ordered to make $3,000 restitution for bringing an illegal species of predatory and highly ...
9NEWS

Predatory fish should be killed if caught, conservationists warn

MISSOURI, USA — A three-foot-long fish that can live on land can wreak havoc on Missouri's native fish population, which is why the Missouri Department of Conservation urges any anglers who catch the ...