MD DNR Launches Two Pilot Programs for Blue Catfish in the Chesapeake Bay

Maryland Natural Resource officials are launching two pilot programs in an effort to curb the spread of blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Applications are now open for the Blue Catfish For-Hire/Commercial and Mid- and Lower-Bay Finfish Trotline Pilot Programs. Commercial watermen and charter boat captains can apply to participate. Blue catfish…

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Bennett AP Environmental Science Students Invasive Fishing Field Trip

Students from James M. Bennett High School’s AP Environmental Science class in Salisbury are going fishing for invasive species on Friday! They’ll be partnering with Maryland Natural Resources and Salisbury University for a few hours of ‘invasive fishing’ of the Blue Catfish on the Nanticoke River at the Cherry Beach Pavilion in Sharptown. The Nanticoke…

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