In Virginia, some little fish are at the center of a big, decadeslong fight. They're called menhaden. Conservationists worry that overfishing is harming the ecosystem in the Chesapeake Bay.

The introduction of Chesapeake ... Bay subwatersheds per year, according to a 2018 study by Love and Newhard. “We know that this is an opportunistic, predatory species that could impact native ...

Despite their survival through several geological time periods, many present-day sturgeon species are ... Jamestown in the Chesapeake Bay area in 1607, also prized these fish.