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Invasive blue catfish from Maryland's Chesapeake Bay would be used as pet food under proposed bill
Newly proposed legislation aims to pay seafood processors and pet food makers to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay by using an ...
Catfish to cat food: The latest effort to put a dent in the Chesapeake Bay’s blue catfish population
Local lawmakers have proposed the Mitigation Action and Watermen Support Act to curb invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake ...
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Blue Catfish for Cats: Lawmakers Propose Turning Chesapeake Bay Invader into Pet Food
Multiple Congressional Representatives from Maryland and Virginia have joined forces to introduce a unique federal response ...
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Could pet food be the answer to the blue catfish problem in the Chesapeake Bay?
The Chesapeake Bay has a lot of blue catfish, and that's a problem. Now lawmakers have a plan, to see if the invasive fish ...
Meet the Axis Deer – The Invasive Species Now Roaming the U.S.
Invasive axis deer have become a widespread problem, even in the state of Hawaii. Authorities are attempting to mitigate the ...
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MAWS Act Targets Blue Catfish in Chesapeake Bay
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), alongside Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) ...
Winter crab dredge remains closed as blue crab population declines
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission maintained existing regulations, which ban catching blue crabs during winter months.
What’s in the water? 4 creatures that might bite or sting at Rhode Island beaches
Here are four creatures that might bite, pinch, or sting in the water in and around Rhode Island. Clinging jellyfish are dime ...
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Can you catch blue crab during the winter? | 13newsnow.com
NORFOLK, Va. — Environmental advocates are raising concerns over the continued decline of the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population, just as this year’s regulations on harvesting the species ...