Invasive Catfish Workgroup
Scope and Purpose
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.
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.
Publications
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Invasive Catfish Workgroup 2019 Updated Roles and Objectives
In 2019, the Invasive Catfish Workgroup worked to re-define priorities, as outlined in the updated Roles and Objectives document.
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Updated 2014 Invasive Catfish Task Force Report
The purpose of this report is to offer recommendations to address the expansion of invasive catfish populations and their impacts on living resources in the Chesapeake Bay. The report provides decision-makers an overview of...
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2017 Invasive Catfish Symposium Summary Report
An Invasive Catfish Symposium was held on November 6-7, 2017, at the VCU Rice Rivers Center. The purpose of the meeting was to bring together fishery managers, scientists, and interested stakeholders to discuss the latest...