Blue Catfish for Cats: Lawmakers Propose Turning Chesapeake Bay Invader Into Pet Food

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 to the growing threat of invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay - one that could see the fish being used in pet food.

MD Democrats, VA Republicans Team Up with Bill to Create New Market for Blue Catfish

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MAWS Act Introduced As First-of-its-Kind Legislation to Facilitate Use of Invasive Blue Catfish in Pet Food - Southern Maryland News Net

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the Natural Resources Committee and Co-Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, to introduce the bipartisan Mitigation Action and Watermen Support (MAWS) Act alongside Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02). The bill takes aim at one of the greatest predators threatening the ecology and economy of the Chesapea…