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Invasive Catfish Workgroup

Upcoming Meetings

July 27, 2022
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Invasive Catfish Workgroup Meeting - July 2022

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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

  • Chesapeake Bay Invasive Catfish Management Strategy

    This management strategy outlines approaches for achieving the invasive catfish outcome and will inform fishery management plans for invasive catfishes throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 

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  • Invasive Catfish Workgroup Membership (2020)

    Members list and contact emails for the Invasive Catfish Workgroup, current as of the 2020 workshop. 

  • 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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  • Members

    • Bruce Vogt (Chair), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


      Sustainable Fisheries Coordinator

      Address:
      200 Harry S. Truman Parkway
      Suite 460
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: Bruce.Vogt@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5655
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    • Mandy Bromilow (Coordinator), ERT, Inc., NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office


      Fishery Program Analyst at NCBO

      Address:
      200 Harry S. Truman Parkway
      Suite 460
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: mandy.bromilow@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5667
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    • Meade Amory, Amory Seafood

      Address:
      101 S King Street
      Hampton Virginia 23669

      • Email: meade@amoryseafood.com
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    • Matt Balazik, Virginia Commonwealth University

      Address:
      3701 John Tyler Memorial Hwy
      Charles City Virginia 23030

      • Email: balazikmt@vcu.edu
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    • Mike Bednarski, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources


      Chief of Fisheries

      Address:
      Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
      P.O. Box 90778
      Henrico Virginia 23228

      • Email: Mike.Bednarski@dgif.virginia.gov
      • Phone: (804) 367-6878
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    • Jamie Brunkow, James River Association

      Address:
      211 Rocketts Way
      Richmond Virginia 23231

      • Email: jbrunkow@jrava.org
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    • Allison Colden, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

      Address:
      6 Herndon Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: acolden@cbf.org
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    • Ellen Cosby, Potomac River Fisheries Commission

      Address:
      TBD
      TBD Maryland TBD

      • Email: ellen.prfc@verizon.net
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    • Christine Densmore, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

      Address:
      11649 Leetown Road
      Kearneysville West Virginia 25430

      • Email: cdensmore@usgs.gov
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    • Barbara Dwyer, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

      Address:
      -
      Washington District of Columbia 20250

      • Email: barbara.dwyer@usda.gov
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    • Mary Fabrizio, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: mfabrizio@vims.edu
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    • Robert Fisher, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      Post Office Box 1346 1375 Greate Road Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062-1346
      Gloucester Virginia 23062

      • Email: rfisher@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7168
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    • Bob Fisher, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      1375 Greate Road
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: rfisher@vims.edu
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    • Chuck Frederickson


      Commercial fisherman

      Address:
      -
      - Virginia -

      • Email: caf.kmf@gmail.com
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    • Greg Garman, Virginia Commonwealth University

      Address:
      P.O. Box 842030
      Richmond Virginia 23284-2030

      • Email: ggarman@vcu.edu
      • Phone: (804) 828-1562
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    • Martin Gary, Potomac River Fisheries Commission

      Address:
      222 Taylor Street
      Colonial Beach Virginia 22443

      • Email: martingary.prfc@gmail.com
      • Phone: (804) 224-7148
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    • Pat Geer, Virginia Marine Resources Commission

      Address:
      2600 Washington Avenue
      Newport News Virginia 23607

      • Email: pat.geer@mrc.virginia.gov
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    • Robert Gray, Pamunkey Tribe

      Address:
      -
      West Point Virginia 23086

      • Email: robert.gray@pamunkey.org
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    • Mary Groves, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      DNR Inland Fisheries
      Rt 4, Box 106E
      Brandywine Maryland 20613

      • Email: mgroves@dnr.state.md.us
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    • Robert Hale, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: hale@vims.edu
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    • Corbin Hilling, Virginia Tech

      Address:
      310 West Campus Drive
      Blacksburg Virginia 24061

      • Email: chilling@vt.edu
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    • Jorge Holzer, Maryland Sea Grant

      Address:
      University of Maryland
      2116B Symons Hall
      College Park Maryland 20742

      • Email: jholzer@arec.umd.edu
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    • Mike Hutt, Virginia Marine Products Board

      Address:
      554 Denbigh Boulevard, Suite B
      Newport News Virginia 23608

      • Email: mhutt@vaseafood.org
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    • Yan Jiao, Virginia Tech

      Address:
      110 Cheatham Hall
      310 W Campus Dr
      Blacksburg Virginia 24060

      • Email: yjiao@vt.edu
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    • Bryan King, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)

      Address:
      Fisheries and Wildlife Division
      1200 First Street, Sixth Floor, #688
      Washington D.C. District of Columbia 20002

      • Email: bryan.king@dc.gov
      • Phone: (202) 997-9607
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    • Alexa Kretsch, Virginia Marine Resources Commission

      Address:
      380 Fenwick Road
      Hampton Virginia 23651

      • Email: alexa.kretsch@mrc.virginia.gov
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    • Andy Lacatell, The Nature Conservancy

      Address:
      530 E Main St
      #800
      Richmond Virginia 23219

      • Email: alacatell@tnc.org
      • Phone: (804) 644-5800
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    • Gary Lengerhuis


      Recreational Fisherman

      Address:
      -
      - Maryland -

      • Email: glengerhuis@yahoo.com
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    • Cathy Liu, Maryland Sea Grant

      Address:
      7998 Regents Drive
      College Park Maryland 20742

      • Email: cathyliu@umd.edu
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    • Steve Minkkinen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

      Address:
      US FWS Maryland Fishery Resource Office
      177 Admiral Cochrane Dr.
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: steve_minkkinen@fws.gov
      • Phone: (410) 573-4506
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    • Chris Moore, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

      Address:
      3663 Marlin Bay Drive
      Virginia Beach Virginia 23454

      • Email: cmoore@cbf.org
      • Phone: (757) 622-1964
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    • Johnny Moore, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

      Address:
      89 Kings Hwy SW
      Dover Delaware 19901

      • Email: johnny.moore@delaware.gov
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    • Clint Morgeson, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

      Address:
      7870 Villa Park Drive
      Henrico Virginia 23228

      • Email: clinton.morgeson@dgif.virginia.gov
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    • LW Nixon


      Murray L. Nixon Fishery Inc.

      Address:
      9658 Ban Rd
      Hayes Virginia 23072

      • Email: lw@nixonfishery.com
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    • Donald Orth, Virginia Tech

      Address:
      310 West Campus Drive Virginia Tech
      , Cheatham Hall, Room 106 (MC 0321)
      Blacksburg Virginia 24061

      • Email: dorth@vt.edu
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    • Mike Ostrander


      Charter Captain, Discover the James

      Address:
      7239 Lookout Drive
      Richmond Virginia 23225

      • Email: mike@discoverthejames.com
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    • Andrea Ostreff, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

      Address:
      11649 Leetown Road
      Kearneysville West Virginia 25430

      • Email: aostroff@usgs.gov
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    • Sean Rafferty, Pennsylvania Sea Grant

      Address:
      301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 3
      Erie Pennsylvania 16505

      • Email: srafferty@psu.edu
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    • Rocky Rice


      Commercial Fisherman

      Address:
      -
      - Maryland -

      • Email: rrice209@gmail.com
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    • Daniel Ryan, DC Division of Fish and Wildlife

      Address:
      District Department of the Environment
      1200 First Street NE
      Washington DC District of Columbia 20002

      • Email: daniel.ryan@dc.gov
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    • David Secor, UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL)

      Address:
      146 Williams Street
      Solomons Maryland 20688

      • Email: secor@umces.edu
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    • Stone Slade, Maryland Department of Agriculture

      Address:
      50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: stone.slade@maryland.gov
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    • Geoffrey Smith, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

      Address:
      TBD
      TBD Pennsylvania TBD

      • Email: geofsmith@pa.gov
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    • Pete Springer


      Commercial Fisherman

      Address:
      -
      - Maryland -

      • Email: springer704@gmail.com
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    • Wendy Stuart, Wide Net Project

      Address:
      2319 Peggy Lane
      Silver Spring Maryland 20910

      • Email: wendy@widenetproject.org
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    • Tim Suhgrue, Congressional Seafood

      Address:
      7775 Chesapeake Bay Ct
      Jessup Maryland 20794

      • Email: tim@congressionalseafood.com
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    • Howard Townsend, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service

      Address:
      Cooperative Oxford Lab 904 S. Morris Street
      Oxford Maryland 21654

      • Email: Howard.Townsend@noaa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 226-5193
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    • Troy Tuckey, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      1370 Greate Road
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: tuckey@vims.edu
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    • Pat Welsh, Reliant Fish Company

      Address:
      7901 Oceano Avenue
      Jessup Maryland 20794

      • Email: pwelsh@reliantfish.com
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