The second macroeconomic consideration of increased imports is the impact on exchange rates. As we have shown in the previous section, as U.S. consumers increase their consumption of imports, the supply of dollars in foreign exchange markets rises.
A member of the Ictalurus genus of American catfishes, channel catfish have a top-end size of about 40â50 pounds (18â23 kg). The world record channel catfish weighed 58 pounds, and was taken from the Santee-Cooper Reservoir in South Carolina, on July 7, 1964. Realistically, a channel catfish over 20 lb (9 kg) is a spectacular specimen, and most catfish anglers view a 10-lb (4.5-kg) fish as a very admirable catch.
Giant 8ft 9in catfish weighing 19 stone caught in Italy is thought to be the biggest ever reeled in with a rod and line. Fisherman caught an 8ft 9in long catfish weighing 19 stone in Italy. Could be the biggest ever catfish hooked with a humble rod and line. Dino Ferrari caught the massive wels catfish last week in the Po Delta. But the biggest catfish ever hooked weighed 22st and was 9ft long.