Maryland has no fishing limits on these 3 fish [Video]

WASHINGTON – Listen up anglers – Maryland needs your help!

The state’s Department of Natural Resources is urging fishermen to catch as many invasive catfish and snakeheads as possible to remove them from area waterways.

Blue catfish, flathead catfish, and snakehead are known to prey on important native Chesapeake Bay species like blue crabs. They are voracious eaters and can spread quickly through Maryland waters.

Last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce declined Maryland’s request for a disaster declaration that was being sought to help address the spread of invasive catfish in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

“We’re disappointed in the decision, but also understand the ruling due to the limits of federal law surrounding fisheries disasters,” Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz released in a statement in January. “We will continue to work with our federal partners to determine what form of federal assistance can help us mitigate the continued and pervasive spread of …