Another Step in Battling the Invasive Blue Catfish

Another step in battling the invasive blue catfish

More lawmakers are stepping in to help rid Maryland's waterways of the invasive blue catfish.On Wednesday, Congressman Andy Harris (R) and US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced $6 million in grants for seafood processors.The goal is to create new markets for processing invasive, wild-caught blue catfish.USDA, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Agriculture, will launch a year-long pilot program to purchase up to $2 m…

On Tilghman Island, USDA announces $6M to stem blue catfish invasion of Chesapeake

In a modest building on the Knapps Narrows of the Eastern Shore, eight workers with Tilghman Island Seafood hoisted hefty blue catfish onto a counter, sliced off fillets and slapped them onto a conveyor belt, swept down the line to be processed into low-cost, high-protein food for tables around the country.

Rep. Andy Harris, Trump administration launch $6M grant program to reduce invasive catfish in Chesapeake Bay

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USDA plans to boost seafood supply chain, tackle invasive species in Chesapeake Bay

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Maryland Congressman Andy Harris are expected to visit Tilghman Island Seafood on Wednesday.

USDA Makes Announcement in Tilghman Island

(TILGHMAN ISLAND, Md) – Waterman, like the ones on Tillman Island, are about to potentially see a boom to their industry; as Congressman Andy Harris and the USDA have announced new measures to combat an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay. Congressman Harris and U.S. Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins toured Tilghman Island Seafood Wednesday as they announced plans to tackle invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake. “…Again, this is hundred…

Secretary Rollins Targets Invasive Species

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is making $6 million in grant funding available for seafood processors to expand operations, transform the food supply chain and create new and better markets for the processing of invasive, wild-caught catfish. Additionally, USDA, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Agriculture, is launching a one-year pilot program to purc…