Two species of fish are immediate beneficiaries: the federally threatened leopard darter and the Ouachita-strain smallmouthbass.
CNN: Migrating fish get help in uphill battle
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The Ouachita smallmouth is a fairly recent discovery, a form of smallmouthbass unique to that part of Oklahoma and Arkansas.
CNN: Migrating fish get help in uphill battle
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More than 2, 000 miles of streams are polluted by mine drainage, and smallmouthbass in the lower region are suffering from increasing levels of disease, Swartz said.
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