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 ...

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 ...

With its gaping maw, a blue catfish is a voracious predator as well as a scavenger. NOAA Invasive blue catfish are a big problem in the Chesapeake Bay. Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Congressman Andy Harris and Secretary Brooke Rollins of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a $6 million grant program Wednesday to combat invasive, wild-caught blue catfish in the ...

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 ...

When New Kent fishermen Chris Von Hatten and Christopher Whitmire go out on the Pamunkey River in the early hours of the morning, they hope to catch 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of blue catfish by midday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue catfish are hungry creatures. They are found in most Chesapeake Bay tributaries, gobbling up species that environmentalists ...