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 ...

“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 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 ...

A newly released study from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources confirms that the invasive fish species Chesapeake Channa, also known as the northern snakehead, is significantly altering ...

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 ...

Chesapeake Channa is the new official name for the snakehead fish. The video player is currently playing an ad. The invasive species, known for its ability to survive on land, has been disrupting ...

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 ...

Invasive snakehead fish rebranded as Chesapeake Channa to sound more appetizing WJZ via CNN Newsource The snakehead fish is an invasive species that came into Maryland in the early 2000s.

LOCAL NEWS Invasive snakehead fish rebranded as Chesapeake Channa to sound more appetizing baltimore By Caroline Foreback. Updated on: June 18, 2024 / 7:07 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore.

The fish has been a hassle for the state's Department of Natural Resources, who said the fish's ability to spawn up to 100,000 eggs at a single time makes it difficult to mitigate.