"They’re out of sight, out of mind." Residents alarmed as harmful creatures spread in US waterways: 'They are everywhere' ...

The fish are originally from the Amazon but made a home in Central Florida when people release their pet fish into ponds. The armored catfish can cause shore erosion and even harass manatees. WEST ...

Mike Greaves: Farm Mechanic; A Tree Farm for Baltimore City; Cookin' Up Blue Catfish & Grits. What do you need to hit the road as a Mobile Farm Mechanic? A truck full of tools and a heckuva mobile ...

LENOIR CITY, Tenn. — State Representative Monty Fritts, of Kingston, held an education session in Lenoir City on Monday for people to learn more about the impact of invasive carp. The meeting was all ...

A study found flatheads occupy the highest level in the food web, forcing native species like smallmouth bass to change their diets. The invasive catfish are growing much faster and larger in the ...

Scientists found a “slender” creature with “pointed” teeth hiding in a Brazil river and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photo from Vilardo, Katz and Costa (2025) In a stream of ...

Lena Sawyers, a biologist at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, holds a flathead catfish captured during an electrofishing demonstration on the Potomac River on Sept. 10. (Photo by ...

Picture this: It’s the mid-1800s — Philadelphia is a major port city, a juggernaut of manufacturing and production, a thriving economic center, and a leader in all corners of culture from commerce to ...

Flathead catfish, opportunistic predators native to the Mississippi River basin, have the potential to decimate native and recreational fisheries, disrupting ecosystems in rivers where they become ...

Flatheads grow fast in this river system, attain large body sizes and can eat a variety of prey. Because adult flatheads have few natural predators, they can exert strong control over the ecosystem.

Invasive species like the blue catfish and snakehead are threatening ecosystems across Maryland’s waters. Chefs say that if we can’t beat ’em, we should eat ’em. These species vary considerably from ...