Smaller blue catfish, those from 15 to 24 inches long, are safe to eat. In fact, MDE’s advisories say there’s no limit to how much we can eat of blue cats in that size range from the Middle ...

The invasive species in question is the blue catfish, a species so large it has become known as the "River Monster of the Potomac " and other major Chesapeake Bay tributaries. The catfish's diet ...

Current estimates for the blue catfish population range from 700 million pounds to as high as 1 billion pounds, according to research from Virginia Tech. A population of that size is capable of ...

The Freshwater Drum and the Blue Catfish are both non-native to the lower Delaware River basin, and their increasing numbers in waters outside their native range could pose ecological impacts ...

Chef Zack Mills has aimed for environmental balance in his craft for decades, but now with invasive blue catfish potentially threatening a Chesapeake Bay staple, blue crabs, the cook has another ...

and is considered highly invasive in those waters and elsewhere outside its native range. Adverse impacts have affected fisheries where non-native blue catfish have been introduced, including ...

but wildlife managers did not know blue catfish are adaptable to salinity, or how salty the water is. During heavy rain, large amounts of freshwater expand the range the catfish can travel.