To encourage more people to eat snakehead fish, and hopefully control the population, Maryland lawmakers thought the scientific name, Chesapeake Channa, sounded more appetizing. So that is the new ...

The introduction of Chesapeake Channa in the Blackwater River drainage has led to a decline in the relative abundance of 19 out of 22 native fish species. The arrival of Chesapeake Channa has ...

“To stigmatize it with an invasive outsider - a fish that doesn't really belong here - that's a little harsh.” Tutman said “Chesapeake Channa” is a better choice because it relates to the ...

The Chesapeake Channa has demonstrated remarkable adaptability, spreading at a rate of approximately three new Chesapeake Bay subwatersheds per year. Unlike many fish species, it has the ability ...

A comparison of fish communities in the Blackwater River drainage near Cambridge before and after the introduction of non-native Chesapeake Channa, also known as northern snakehead, found lower ...

But here’s one item on the list that’s not getting enough catching, cooking and chewing: Chesapeake Channa. Not sure what that is exactly? Let’s refresh your memory: It’s the fish formerly ...

BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — The snakehead fish is an invasive species that came into Maryland in the early 2000s. They’ve been a big problem for our aquatic ecosystem because they eat ...