by Andy | Sep 7, 2019 | Invasive Species, Opinion
Opinion: Electric barriers necessary to stop carp takeover From Knoxnews.com Timothy Joseph, Ph.D., is a fishery biologist, chairman of the Watts Bar Ecology and Fishery Council, wbefc.org, and a resident of Rockwood. The optimism expressed in the article “Officials...
by Andy | Aug 20, 2019 | Community, Events, Invasive Species
The Roane County Lions Clubs are sponsoring a science based educational seminar, September 10th at 6pm at the Kingston Community Center. The detailed PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Timothy Joseph, a Roane County Fishery Biologist, will explain the ecological and...
by Andy | Aug 11, 2019 | Invasive Species, News
From Times Free Press The fish are Asian carp, an invasive species whose growing population has migrated from the Ohio River into the Tennessee River, threatening the region’s renowned biodiversity, commercial fishing industry and posing a health risk to...
by Andy | Jul 14, 2019 | Invasive Species
Invasive fish — heading here to destroy By Timothy Joseph, PhDFishery Biologist The “invasive” Silver Carp (from Asia) have overrun most of the Mississippi and Ohio River watersheds. They have occupied the Tennessee River as far upstream as Wheeler Reservoir in...
by Andy | Jul 13, 2019 | Invasive Species, News
Kentucky wildlife officials trying new Asian carp control GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) – A fishing method originally developed in China will be used to remove invasive Asian carp from Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The “unified method” of fishing drives...
by Andy | Jan 24, 2019 | Invasive Species
Prevention is the best way to keep a water body clean of zebra mussels. ~Sophie Koch What are they? Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) are small, freshwater, bivalve shellfish that were likely brought to the U.S. as stowaways in the ballast water of ships. They are...
