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Invasive Blue Catfish in the Chesapeake Bay: A Risk to Realizing Bay Restoration Investments

Fact Sheet 2024-3033
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20243033

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Introduction 

The partners of the Chesapeake Bay are investing billions of dollars in the restoration of critical habitats to improve conditions for people and living resources throughout the Bay and its watershed. However, the recent proliferation of invasive Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish) in the Chesapeake Bay’s major rivers has the potential to disrupt these restoration efforts and limit the full potential improvement of the ecosystem. The U.S. Geological Survey can help respond to this management challenge in the Nation’s largest estuary by leveraging its leadership and technical capabilities to work with resource managers, academics, and other stakeholders.

Suggested Citation

Robertson, E., Malpass, J., Ottinger, C., Griffin, J., Densmore, C., Hyer, K., 2024, Invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay: A risk to realizing Bay restoration investments: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2024–3033, 4 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20243033.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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Table of Contents

  • Invasive blue catfish are impacting the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem
  • Since their introduction, blue catfish have expanded to most tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay
  • Leveraging USGS scientific expertise and experience
  • Collaborating with partners and stakeholders
  • The USGS’s role in informing invasive blue catfish response: Safeguarding Bay restoration investments
  • References
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay: A risk to realizing Bay restoration investments
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2024-3033
DOI 10.3133/fs20243033
Year Published 2024
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Eastern Ecological Science Center
Description 3 p.
Country United States
Other Geospatial Chesapeake Bay
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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