Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery

A fish hatchery in Tupelo, Mississippi named after its Congressional representative who gave a speech noting that “…thousands and millions of unborn fish are clamoring…for an opportunity to be hatched at the Tupelo hatchery…” is being restored and making history. The Private John Allen National...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologists were looking for evidence to confirm that their efforts to return this darter species to the creek had been successful. They found it.

What happens to hatchery-raised Lake Sturgeon after release in the Tennessee River?

Alligator gars are one of the largest freshwater fishes in North America, the largest freshwater fish in the Mississippi River Valley, and the apex predator in that system.

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The pearl darter (Percina aurora) is a small (2 to 2.5 inches long) snub-nosed fish found in pools or deep runs of flowing streams and rivers. It is a bottom dwelling species generally found over sand, gravel, or bedrock in slow to moderate currents.