Blue catfish are wreaking havoc on native species in the Chesapeake Bay. To reduce the damage, environmentalists want to encourage more restaurants to add the whiskered predator to their menus.

Second grader Reese Perez caught a giant blue catfish near St. Louis in late March. The roughly 60-pound fish nearly ...

The issue stems back to 2008, when federal lawmakers added a provision to the Farm Bill transferring responsibility for ...

Dale Bowman Share Blue catfish and bluegills look to be the fish of particular note at LaSalle Lake. The cooling lake southwest of Seneca reopens to fishing Saturday. ‘‘Blues remain the stars ...

In addition to changing customers’ tastes, restaurants and watermen also face challenges in processing the fish. Currently, processing blue catfish compared to other species is more expensive.