An Invasive Catfish Catch Worth Cheering For

Maryland is serving blue catfish in school lunches as a creative response to the invasive predator’s spread through the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Sportsmen Party shared that it is a crab-cake-style sandwich called the “Catty Patty” has caught on with students, and the state hopes that growing demand will encourage fishermen to catch more blue catfish, helping ease pressure on native wildlife. It won’t solve the problem on its own, but turning an ecological challenge into a popular meal could be one useful part of the solution.

What would you think of turning invasive fish into school lunches in Montana?

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