Smith said supervisors didn’t provide specifics of the “catfishing theory,” but she told the supervisor and a room full of investigators, “At this point in time, nobody should ...
Sgt. B.J.Morris, a game warden for Kentucky’s 1st District, said KDFWR has not seen or documented as extensive a level of illegal harvesting or abuse of regulation when it comes to the state’s catfish population in his 10 years... .
It is alleged that more than 300,000 pounds of catfish were harvested in the operation ... This egregious underreporting undermines our ability to properly monitor catfish populations, especially trophy catfish.”.
"Invasive blue catfish pose ... "While we can all do our part and order BlueCatfish when we see it on a menu - it's delicious - this is not a problem that we alone can eat our way out of.".
The nighttime footage shows several catfish gathering around the edge of a pool of water before shimmying up on land to do some exploring. Walking catfish? What will they think of next?The rest of this article is behind a paywall.
... to be charged with a range of violations in connection with the illegal commercial harvest and sale of catfish from public waters as well as the unlawful operation of pay lakes across Kentucky.