SOCIAL CIRCLE β Georgia Department of Natural Resourcesβ Wildlife Resources Division staff recently captured non-native flathead catfish while sampling in the Ogeechee River.
WRD staff conducts annual catfish sampling in coastal rivers to monitor native species and detect any potential non-native species invasions. In December 2021, a single flathead was caught by a commercial fisherman. Until this commercial catch, no flatheads had been reported in the Ogeechee.
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