The town of Occoquan, in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, is hosting a pilot event aimed at taking out snakeheads on Sunday, Aug. 3 from 8-11 p.m. at River Mill Park.
The “Occoquan Snakehead Roundup” is a focused effort to control the growing population of the invasive northern snakehead fish along the Occoquan River while encouraging conservation awareness and responsible recreational angling, the town said in a news release.
The roundup will offer a unique one-night-only opportunity for licensed anglers to assist in preserving the local aquatic ecosystem by targeting the non-native predator…