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Oct 18, 2009 2:20 pm US/Eastern

Hunt Is On For Fish That Only Calls Maryland Home

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (AP) ― The Maryland darter has not been seen in two decades, and the small fish has only been documented in three Harford County creeks.

Now, state wildlife officials hope to find the darter again.

Professors and students from Frostburg State University and Marshall University plan to search the creeks near Havre de Grace where the darter was last found as well as the Susquehanna River.

The Maryland Natural Department of Natural Resources says if the fish is found, there may be a chance to save it.

Farming regulations to protect the darter are in place, but the Maryland Farm Bureau petitioned in the mid-1990s to declare the fish extinct and lift the restrictions.

The request was denied because a thorough search had not been conducted, but officials say funding has now been found.

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