MAWS Act Blue Catfish Purchase Pilot (Chesapeake Bay)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-07-15 — Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act: cross-connection with chesapeake-bay-waters-act: Both target Chesapeake Bay watershed restoration/management through distinct legislative vehicles (WATERS Act on training/science; MAWS Act on invasive blue catfish removal). (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, and to publish watershed abundance estimates before purchases begin. (novelty: 3)