Maryland Looks to Schoolkids to Help Curb Invasive Blue Catfish

Officials hope an appetite for invasive blue catfish can help protect the Chesapeake Bay, with Maryland schoolchildren playing a role.

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Maryland Looks to Schoolkids to Help Curb Invasive Blue Catfish

Blue catfish have emerged as an invasive apex predator in the Chesapeake Bay, which is also home to blue crabs and striped bass. The fish are voracious eaters.

Officials hope the catfish’s appeal as food can help protect the bay. Maryland schoolchildren could play a part by eating the invasive fish.

Originally reported by NPR. Read the full story at NPR

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