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 ...

Blue catfish are hungry creatures. They are found in most Chesapeake Bay tributaries, gobbling up species that environmentalists have worked to rebuild for years. From mussels and menhaden to oysters ...

FISHERMEN ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY SAY THEY STARTED CATCHING BLUE CATFISH ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO AND NOW THEY’RE BECOMING A BIG PART OF THE SOLUTION. OKAY. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR FISHING ON THE ...

Jose Argueta ran his knife along the spine of a Northern snakehead, pulling the meat from the body of one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most threatening invasive fish. An inspector stood over his shoulder ...

Blue catfish grow to large sizes, are tasty to eat and can be easily caught in the majority of Maryland’s rivers — the problem is they’re considered invasive and are a threat to other native fish and ...

Invasive species like the blue catfish and snakehead are threatening ecosystems across Maryland’s waters. Chefs say that if we can’t beat ’em, we should eat ’em. These species vary considerably from ...

Mike Malczewski used to make his living fishing year-round for channel catfish on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. But then one wintry day about a decade ago, he went out to retrieve his baited pots from the ...

The Chesapeake Bay and its rivers supply a wealth of delicious seafood, including crabs, oysters and rockfish, but a predator lurking under water is threatening native species. Blue catfish don’t ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is accepting grant funding applications for a program designed to address the growing population of an ...