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Restoration

Lake Sturgeon Restoration in the French Broad River, North Carolina

November 8, 2021 by Luke Etchison

Due to habitat degradation, barriers to migration, and pollution, Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens have likely been extirpated from North Carolina and much of the Southeast United States for over 75 … Read more

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Restoration of the Spotfin Chub, a Federal and State Threatened Species

November 1, 2021 by Luke Etchison

Spotfin Chub, Cyprinella monacha (=Erimonax monachus), is a federally Threatened species that has declined across its historical range primarily due to habitat degradation. It is a crevice spawner that requires … Read more

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Biologists Continue Sicklefin Redhorse Recovery Effort in the Little Tennessee River Watershed

October 28, 2021 by Luke Etchison

A Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCA) was finalized in 2015 for the undescribed Sicklefin Redhorse, Moxostoma sp., and was signed by primary partners: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), North Carolina … Read more

Categories Collecting Trip, Outreach Tags Moxostoma sp. "Sicklefin" Redhorse, North Carolina, Restoration, Sicklefin Redhorse Leave a comment

Freshwater Fishes

Enneacanthus chaetodon

Marine Fishes

Orthopristis chrysoptera

Invertebrates

Macrobrachium nipponense
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