Invasive blue catfish presents dilemma; loved by anglers, loathed by biologists

Invasive blue catfish presents dilemma; loved by anglers, loathed by biologists

In the past month, blue catfish and menhaden have been back in the news, again, as well as stripers. A national angling group is making a renewed push for better accountability from Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources regarding the landings of stripers for commercial Watermen. Let’s put a pin in stripers and menhaden for another day and give an update on blue catfish, a non-native eating machine that’s kind of a double-edged sword for the…