Invasive Blue Catfish from Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Would be Used as Pet Food Under Proposed Bill
Proposed legislation in Maryland aims to pay seafood processors and pet food makers to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay by using an invasive species as pet food.
The plan centers around buying blue catfish that are threatening the bay's ecosystem.
The MAWS Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), proposes a three-year, $6 million federal pilot program that would incentivize the commercial purchase of invasive blue catfish...
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