The blue catfish was never supposed to be in the Chesapeake Bay. In the 1970s, the species was introduced into the James River in Virginia as a trophy fish. From there, it quietly slipped into the Bay ...

A close up of the head and front half of a medium size silver white blue catfish fish being held horizontally by a in a gloved hand on a sunny day© M Huston/Shutterstock.com Blue catfish may be the ...

Maryland is working to control the invasive blue catfish population in its waterways, such as the Chesapeake Bay. The MAWS Act, a bipartisan bill, aims to turn invasive catfish into pet food and ...

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers passed an emergency bill this week to combat the growing population of blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and protect the waterways from the invasive fish. “We’re ...

Two Maryland seafood processors said there’s a delicate balancing act in controlling invasive species like blue catfish, and that proposed legislation threatens that balance. They also described ...

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland lawmakers are trying to combat the growing population of blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay by passing an emergency bill that aims to protect the waterways from the invasive fish.