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.

Blue catfish are an invasive predator in the Chesapeake Bay, so environmental leaders are working to make processing them easier. (Photo Courtesy of Kenny Fletcher and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation) ...

BALTIMORE — Governor Wes Moore is federal assistance for the Chesapeake Bay, amid concerns of an increase in invasive fish species, the Governor's office said Thursday. According to the Maryland ...

The invasive blue catfish is potentially threatening a Chesapeake Bay staple, blue crabs. Maryland Public Television is set to air a documentary, “Eatin’ Blue Catfish,” on April 20 at 8 p.m ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) has asked the federal government to declare the increasing population of invasive fish species in the Chesapeake Bay an ongoing commercial fishery disaster.

They were introduced in the 1970s by Virginia fisheries because they felt the Chesapeake Bay was "dead". The invasive fish made their way to the Eastern Shore about 20 years ago.

Including the Chesapeake Bay staple, the blue crab. "We do believe that catfish are likely having some level of impact on those small crabs as they're coming back after spawning into the bay.

This stems from the fact that the catfish are not native to the Chesapeake Bay, but rather are an invasive species. They were brought to Virginia waters in the 1970s for recreational fishing ...