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 ...

Lena Sawyers, a biologist at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, holds a flathead catfish captured during an electrofishing demonstration on the Potomac River on Sept. 10. (Photo by ...

Florida angler reels in state-record blue catfish from the Suwannee River in Dixie County, weighing a monster 73.6-pounds and ...

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 ...

Scientists with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources released two studies in recent months that examine habitat needs for largemouth bass and movement patterns of invasive blue catfish, ...

Around 10,000 blue catfish were recently added to Pittsburgh's Three Rivers as part of a restoration project. Blue catfish, native to the area but eradicated by pollution, can grow to over 70 pounds.

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 ...

Invasive blue catfish are a growing problem for the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem; the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to encourage the use of Chesapeake blue catfish as pet and animal food ...