madriver223
01-03-2005, 04:25 PM
Researchers have found a unique strain of walleye in the Ohio River that West Virginia wildlife officials plan to breed in an effort to boost the fish's population in the river.
This strain of fish has adapted to living in a river, unlike the lake-dwelling walleye normally stocked in the Ohio. It has only been found in the upper Ohio.
Wildlife officials believe it would thrive throughout the waterway if they breed it in a hatchery and stock it.
Similar strains of river-adapted walleye have been found in the New River in Virginia and the Rock Castle River in Kentucky. DNR officials are working with Virginia wildlife officials to breed the New River strain with an eye toward stocking it in the New and Kanawha rivers.
This strain of fish has adapted to living in a river, unlike the lake-dwelling walleye normally stocked in the Ohio. It has only been found in the upper Ohio.
Wildlife officials believe it would thrive throughout the waterway if they breed it in a hatchery and stock it.
Similar strains of river-adapted walleye have been found in the New River in Virginia and the Rock Castle River in Kentucky. DNR officials are working with Virginia wildlife officials to breed the New River strain with an eye toward stocking it in the New and Kanawha rivers.