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  2. Channel catfish - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, catfish is the largest aquaculture industry, and channel catfish make up 90% of farm-raised catfish. In 2021, catfish farmers in the United States made $421 million in sales. Most catfish farming in the United States occurs in the southeast: Alabama , Arkansas , Louisiana , and Mississippi produce 94% of American farm ...

  3. Big Pocono State Park - Wikipedia

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    Big Pocono State Park is a 1,305.6-acre (528.4 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Jackson and Pocono townships in Monroe County, Pennsylvania in Northeastern Pennsylvania.The park is located on Camelback Mountain and is maintained jointly by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Camelback Ski Corporation.

  4. Pocono Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Pocono Mountains, commonly referred to as the Poconos (/ ˈ p oʊ k ə n oʊ z /), are a geographical, geological, and cultural region in Northeastern Pennsylvania.They overlook the Delaware River and Delaware Water Gap to the east, Lake Wallenpaupack to the north, Wyoming Valley and the Coal Region to the west, and the Lehigh Valley to the south.

  5. List of mammals of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Several species recently lived wild in Pennsylvania, but are now extirpated (locally, but not globally, extinct). They are the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris), eastern wolf (Canis lycaon), American marten (Martes americana), wolverine (Gulo gulo), cougar (Puma concolor), Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), moose (Alces alces), and bison (Bison ...

  6. Aquaculture of catfish - Wikipedia

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    Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) supported a $450 million/yr aquaculture industry in 2003. [5] The US farm-raised catfish industry began in the early 1960s in Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Channel catfish quickly became the major catfish grown, as it was hardy and easily spawned in earthen ponds. By the late 1960s, the industry moved into ...

  7. Catfish - Wikipedia

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    Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes / s ɪ ˈ lj ʊər ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish.Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to ...

  8. Blue catfish - Wikipedia

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    A blue catfish has 30–36 rays, whereas a channel catfish has 25–29. [8] Blue catfish also have barbels, a deeply forked tail, and a protruding upper jaw. [8] While adult blue catfish usually only grow to around two feet (0.61 m) they have been seen to grow up to at least five feet (1.5 m) in length and even weigh more than 100 pounds (45 kg ...

  9. Lake Wallenpaupack - Wikipedia

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    Lake Wallenpaupack is a reservoir in Northeastern Pennsylvania.After Raystown Lake, it is the second-largest lake contained entirely in Pennsylvania.It comprises 52 miles (84 kilometers) of shoreline, with a length of 13 miles (21 kilometers) and a maximum depth of 60 feet (18 meters), and has a surface area in excess of 5,700 acres (2,300 hectares).