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Each spring, Harford, Kent and Cecil counties in the Upper Chesapeake Bay area become a hub of outdoor entertainment. Learn how you can plan your next adventure in the upper bay, and experience ...
The film "Watermen of the Chesapeake" explores the life and heritage of watermen in the Chesapeake Bay area, highlighting their fishing and harvesting methods for shellfish and finfish. It ...
REEDVILLE, Va. (WAVY) – The menhaden fishery that supplies Omega Proteins’ plant in Reedville said it would limit the areas where it fishes, largely avoiding more populated coastal area… ...
The program is currently limited to the Baltimore Harbor area in Chesapeake Bay. Map courtesy “Reel Rewards” program. Most of the snakeheads the bowfishermen see are lone females cruising the shallows ...
That approach must include the study of the industrial fishing impacts to the Bay, as well as considering seasonal fishing closures from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission," Moore said.
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — Maryland commercial fishing groups argued to a Fourth Circuit panel Wednesday that an interstate commission’s regulations on striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay violates the ...
The Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act was passed unanimously by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Chesapeake Bay enthusiasts and conservation advocates have hoped for this ...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Environmental advocates are expressing concern after a key regulatory commission opted not to impose immediate stricter fishing rules for striped bass, a vital species in the ...