Blue catfish may be the new specialty seafood item on menus across Maryland. The species is highly invasive in the state’s ...

The MAWS Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives amid Maryland's effort to reduce the invasive blue catfish population ...

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 ...