Invasive Catfish Workgroup

The Invasive Catfish Workgroup coordinates the best available science and develops methods to evaluate the impacts of invasive catfish on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. The workgroup also coordinates activities and recommends actions to implement the five policy objectives outlined in the 2012 Invasive Catfish Policy Adoption Statement.

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The charge of the Invasive Catfish Workgroup is to coordinate activities and recommend actions to implement the five policy objectives outlined in the Invasive Catfish Policy Adoption Statement, signed and adopted by the Fisheries GIT Executive committee on January 24th, 2012. The Workgroup emphasizes bay-wide communication among jurisdictions and engagement of a broad group of members representing the commercial and recreational fishery, seafood processing industry, state agencies and the science community.

Marine biologist blue catfish that he's caught.
A marine biologist from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries holds a blue catfish. (Photo by Matt Rath/Chesapeake Bay Program)

The Invasive Catfish Workgroup is responsible for coordinating the best available science and developing methods to evaluate the impacts of invasive catfish species on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. The role of the Invasive Catfish Workgroup will be to regularly report out on current knowledge of the issue and incorporate all available information on blue and flathead catfish to inform a management strategy for handling these invasive species across all jurisdictions.

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