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Monday, May 14, 2007

Catfish removed from south Georgia river

State biologists are trying to eliminate the flathead catfish from south Georgia's Satilla River. The non-native fish is devouring native game fish. The biologists are getting rid of the catfish by sending an electrical charge into the river. This temporarily stuns flatheads that grow to more than 50 pounds. The biologists then scoop them up in nets and move them to other waters.

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