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 ...

Studies of the channel cat have shown that it will eat just about anything that is or was living. Elm seeds and wild grapes, ...

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 ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission on Wednesday asked anglers who fish in the Delaware River basin to be on the lookout for a pair of invasive fish species that have been ...

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

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 ...