Thursday, November 1, 2012
Wind directions, low temperatures and a dry summer all mitigated Hurricane Sandy's impact on the Bay.
The impact of Hurricane Sandy on the Chesapeake Bay was less than expected by Maryland's Department of Natural Resources (DNR). "The good news is that this storm came so late in the season that all of our underwater grasses in the Bay are going into a dormant phase like the trees," said Bruce Michael, who is the director of resource assessment for DNR. "A storm of this magnitude would have had a much more detrimental impact on the Bay if it were to come in June or July when things are much more active and alive." The summer was also a dry one, which means reservoirs were at much lower levels and could accommodate more storm water, Michael said. He expects the Susquehanna River, which enters the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay in Havre …
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
A 26-inch northern snakehead fish was reportedly found in a large puddle of water.
For those who have lived in the area for the past decade, you may remember in 2002 when an angler fishing in Crofton Pond caught a strange fish: the northern snakehead. The fish, nicknamed by some as "Franken-fish," looks like a snake with fins. It has sharp teeth and eats fish, crustaceans, insects and plants. One of its most unusual characteristics is that it can breathe air and survive outside a body of water for days as long it is able stay moist—it could even survive in a puddle. It was in a 4-by-4-foot puddle just 6 inches deep that a man in St. Mary's County recently found a snakehead fish. The Enterprise reported that the 26-inch snakehead fish was found by a runner near Leonardtown and it was not the first of its kind found in the…
Friday, March 30, 2012
Anglers could win a $200 gift card and more for catching the unwanted predator in local waterways.
The snakehead fish was first seen in May 2002 when an angler at Crofton Pond caught an unusual looking 18-inch fish and then released it. A month later, another angler caught a 26-inch fish similar to the first one. It was then identified as the northern snakehead fish. Now, anglers can earn some extra money for catching the unwanted snakehead fish in the Chesapeake Bay’s watershed. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) second annual snakehead contest offers prizes and possibly cash for anyone who removes at least one of the “invasive, non-native” snakeheads from the bay and its waterways. “We do not want snakeheads in our waters,” said DNR Inland Fisheries Director Don Cosden. “This initiative is a way to remind anglers that…
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