Tagged Stories: "fish"
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Where can I find fish consumption advisories?
January 14, 2011Links to fish consumption advisory pages for each state in the watershed
Read storyIntersex Fish Found in Susquehanna River, Delmarva Lakes
November 17, 2010"Intersex" fish - male fish with female traits - are showing up in more Chesapeake Bay region waterways.
Read storyChesapeake Bay Atlantic Sturgeon Proposed for Endangered Species List
October 27, 2010The Atlantic Sturgeon has been proposed by NOAA Fisheries Service to be protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.
Read storyMercury in Shenandoah Valley Rivers from Contaminated Soil, Scientific Study Finds
December 1, 2009A U.S.G.S. report points to contaminated riverbank and floodplain soils as the main source of mercury found in fish.
Read storyAfter search, status of elusive Maryland darter still unknown
October 29, 2009A crew of about a dozen biologists spent an October afternoon searching for the Maryland darter, a fish that was last seen in 1988 .
Read storyWould You Kiss These Lips?
February 1, 2007PAH concentrations shown to cause liver tumors in fish in some Bay tributaries
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