Monitoring Blue Catfish in Virginia's James River

What are the issues surrounding Blue Catfish in Virginia's James and Rappahannock Rivers? Watch to learn more.

Bob Greenlee, fisheries biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, explains how they use electrofishing boats to monitor blue catfish in the James River. Blue catfish are an introduced species, and their population has dramatically increased in Virginia's James and Rappahannock rivers.

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Matt Rath
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"Resonance" by mindthings

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blue catfish Virginia James River monitoring electrofishing Rappahannock River introduced species fishing Game and Inland Fisheries

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