Frankenfish :The Scientist [2009-03-01]


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	By Bob Grant

Frankenfish A toothy jowl snaps shut; behind it, a spear-shaped body writhes to the surface of a stagnant pond. An angry hiss escapes from this ancient-looking fish, a northern snakehead (Channa argus). It has just been electrocuted with a backpack-mounted, gas-powered shocking apparatus, and is now in the grasp of fisheries scientist Paul Overbeck.