Blue catfish threaten Chesapeake Bay seafood | NBC4 Washington

The Chesapeake Bay and its rivers supply a wealth of delicious seafood, including crabs, oysters and rockfish, but a predator lurking under water threatens native species. News4’s Megan McGrath reports on what Maryland is doing about the blue catfish.
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[PLAYERSLAYER_]

@0:55 okay fine!!!! If you believe this then you should allow us to grow as many hemp plants as bluecats caught. also, snakeheads are not decimating the crabs!!! its these things.

[brandonbishop]

What's crazy about this is all they have to do is ship them south.where the demand for catfish is extremely high. Catfish is on the menu at almost every restaurant down here.

[wendyshoo]

Cat Fish Meat are one of the most delicious river fish. Follow the Chinese cooking style. So many type of cooking dishes can be made. Steam Cat Fish is one of the best method. Goes with rice and 1 dish vegetables. Soup basic seasoning after steam in electric auto steamer (Khind DB600 Oval Shape) Lights soy sauce restaurant style, chilli, garlic, ginger oyster sauce. Soup: Steam 1.5 hours with black bean. Add basic seasoning 1. Abalone sauce (2-3 tbsp), light soy sauce (2 Tbsp), Sugar (1 Tbsp). 1 pot soup (5 soup bowl)

[josephwilson]

A friend caught some in the Bush river and when cleaning them found a condom in one's gut. He threw the whole catch into a dumpster. Can't blame him. I don't eat them anymore from any river or the bay.

[davealmighty]

I can't believe more people don't eat blue cat. They have a reputation for tasting muddy, but that is rarely true. When prepared properly, they are excellent. In the south, they are probably the second most popular wild catch behind crappie. I love blue cat.

[mikejordan]

How goes it Josh, Holly and William. How is everyone? LOVE from Crabby Daddy.

[edott]

Love the blues they bin in the james for every y u trying to scare people

[josephwilson]

How long have they been "invasive"? 50 years ago I caught 50+ in one evening in the South River. They were invasive then.

[kenneth]

These people are silly, bluecats are delicious and have coexisted with crabs forever down south....

[PLAYERSLAYER_]

that is not a bluecat on the left at @0:04 !! what is she talking about.

[TommyD-ng]

Old news! Article outlining this in The Fisherman Magazine lat month!