Archive for December, 2008

Biologists discover gizzard shad population explosion at Roosevelt

PHOENIX – Arizona Game and Fish Department biologists conducting an autumn fish survey at Roosevelt Lake discovered that a relatively new invader, the American gizzard shad, has experienced a population explosion here at Arizona’s largest inland lake.
“This species looks like threadfin shad on steroids,” said Fisheries Chief Kirk Young. “These [...]

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