MAWS Act Blue Catfish Purchase Pilot (Chesapeake Bay)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-03-11 — Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2025: cross-connection with chesapeake-bay-conservation-act: Both are Chesapeake Bay-focused agricultural measures in the 119th Congress addressing bay ecosystem health from different angles (upstream conservation vs. invasive species removal). (novelty: 2)
- 2026-07-15 — Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act: cross-connection with chesapeake-bay-waters-act-agriculture: Both bills target Chesapeake Bay ecosystem management — WATERS Act funds watershed restoration/science while MAWS Act addresses invasive blue catfish in the same watershed. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-03-18 — MAWS Act of 2026: MAWS Act of 2026 introduced: directs NOAA to run a pilot purchasing invasive blue catfish from Chesapeake Bay watermen and processors at a market-informed minimum price for pet, animal, and aquaculture feed, with public abundance estimates required before program launch. (novelty: 3)