TILGHMAN, Md. – A Maryland lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to address the growing problem of blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay.
Pictured above is footage from the Wicomico River. It shows a typical scene—hundreds of the invasive species crowding the waters. Biologists and fishermen say blue catfish are a serious threat to the bay’s ecosystem.
Nick Hargrove, a catfish processor at Wittman Wharf Seafood on Tilghman Island, said efforts to control the population are falling short…