Cool-Water Fish Threatened By Warming Water: MANY MIGHT DIE IN PARTS OF CUMBERLAND RIVER
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By Art Lander Jr., The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 14--Kentucky wildlife officials are worried that the warming waters in parts of the Cumberland River will trigger a major fish kill in one of the finest trout-fishing areas in the eastern United States.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - Although the federal Fisheries Department monitors river conditions year-round, officials could not react fast enough to prevent deaths of spawning salmon in northern B.C. due to Fraser River temperatures, federal Fisheries Minister Geoff Regan suggested Monday.
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By Betsy Bloom, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 12--While a fatal fish virus has yet to be detected in the  Mississippi River, those who use the river this summer need to act as if it  has, state wildlife officials said Monday.
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Canadian researchers say they've discovered an unanticipated way in which freshwater fish might respond to water diversion and climate change.
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By Terry Ganey, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Sep. 18--A fish that's becoming a growing problem in Midwest rivers might end up being fed to sea lions and penguins in zoos if a pilot project successfully develops.
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In the Potomac River scientists and anglers have uncovered male smallmouth bass growing eggs. The reason is a mystery, but clues point to estrogen-enhanced sewage.
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This week's rundown of fishing reports from around the region: Area A : In the freshwater areas, largemouth and smallmouth bass are off their beds, but remain in a post-spawning pattern. To the north, there are high water levels and the temps are good. Trolling is working well for trout and salmon in the Saco River, Pittsford, N.H., and Rangeley ...
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By Kevin Miller, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Sep. 15--A   misty rain added bite to the morning air as fish biologist Fred Trasko, standing on the muddy banks of the Penobscot River in Bradley, watched some of his hard work fly away in the talons of a hungry osprey.
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It hardly seems fair, but water creatures nimble enough to avoid being gobbled up by predators might harm their species more than help, new research suggests.
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A British-led study has determined North American marine turtles are at risk if global warming occurs at predicted levels.  University of Exeter scientists say an increase in temperature of 1 degree Celsius could eliminate the birth of male turtles from some beaches.
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Scientists say the northern snakehead fish seems to be expanding in the Potomac River, which runs along West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.
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Scientists say abnormal "intersex" fish, with both male and female characteristics, have been discovered in the Potomac River and its tributaries across the Capitol Region, raising questions about how contaminants are affecting millions of people who drink tap water there.
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An algae bloom stretched 6 miles in the Potomac River yesterday just three days after a government agency said conditions were favorable for the outbreaks.  The mahogany-colored water containing scattered dead fish covered a portion of the river from the U.S.
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A proposed change in how the federal government measures water for fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta has environmental groups alarmed and California officials concerned about potential harm to wildlife habitat.
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By SUE LINDSEY  ROANOKE, Va. - With spring approaching, Virginia scientists are planning a more comprehensive attack to find the cause of the mysterious fish kills in the Shenandoah River and its tributaries.
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By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 24--South Carolina's legal salvo over the Catawba River, fired at its northern neighbor this month, was the latest sign of strain in a Southeast that has always seemed awash in water.
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U.S. scientists are trying to determine what is causing a widespread fish kill in the Hood Canal, a fjord-like side basin of Washington State's Puget Sound.  The canal has historically been a deep and poorly flushed waterway with low dissolved oxygen concentrations.