Invasive Catfish Symposium Report
A 2017 symposium brought together scientists, managers and interested stakeholders to review the latest invasive catfish science and discuss progress toward previous recommendations from the Invasive Catfish Task Force.
Description
An Invasive Catfish Symposium was held on November 6-7, 2017, at the VCU Rice Rivers Center. The purpose of the meeting was to bring together fishery managers, scientists and interested stakeholders to discuss the latest science on invasive catfish and progress made on previous recommendations from the Invasive Catfishes Task Force. Bruce Vogt, the Invasive Catfishes Task Force Chair, opened the meeting by reviewing the recommendations and progress made since 2014. To date, the development of a large-scale fishery has been the most successful recommendation.
Category: Report