MDWFP Biologist to Present Snakehead Program at VEC
6/20/2018 11:10:19 AM
From MDWFP
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) fisheries biologist Nathan Aycock will present a program about snakehead fish at the Visitor Education Center (VEC) at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 30. Aycock will discuss the invasive snakehead’s biology, current status, and how to distinguish it from Mississippi’s native bowfin. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.
The program is free with the price of admission. Admission is $2.50 for adults (ages 18-59) and $2.00 for youth (ages 3 -17) and adults over the age of 60. For additional information, call the VEC at (662) 563-8068.
The VEC is part of MDWFP’s North Mississippi Fish Hatchery, located at Exit 233 east of Interstate 55.
For more information regarding fishing in Mississippi, visit www.mdwfp.com or call (601) 432-2200. Follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/mdwfp) or Twitter (www.twitter.com/MDWFPonline).
