Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue catfish are invading Maryland waterways and posing a serious threat to native species. Yet, how is it that one species of ...

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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 ...

The Chesapeake Bay has an overabundance of invasive blue catfish, but the region’s watermen and seafood wholesalers are missing out on a potentially huge national market for them. There are two ...

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In Maryland, a new Chesapeake Bay giveaway is tying invasive species removal to public recreation by offering free fishing trips. The plan is meant to do two things at once: increase catches of ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- It seems two invasive species of catfish are taking over Maryland waterways and now the Department of Natural Resources wants area fishermen to kill them. RELATED: Maryland's ...

If you drained the whole Chesapeake Bay most times during the year and weighed every fish, at least 70% would be blue catfish, scientists estimate. Aggressive catfish that can weigh over 100 pounds ...

Blue catfish are invading Maryland waterways and posing a serious threat to native species. Yet, how is it that one species of slate blue-bodied fish can be so detrimental to the Chesapeake 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 ...