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Crabbing season opens: What to know before catching blue crabs on the Chesapeake Bay
07 Apr 2025 09:37 GMT
… Tuesday, which means the Chesapeake Bay will welcome crabbers — with … region, both for commercial fisheries and culturally. For … Natural Resources.
In the Chesapeake Bay mainstem — the primary … sustainable crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay,” according to the DNR …
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New study warns the Chesapeake Bay is heating up — and fast
02 Apr 2025 00:57 GMT
… the future of the Chesapeake Bay.
Right now, the … Virginia senior scientist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, said that kind … essential to Virginia’s fishing industry and the overall health … Coast estuaries, like the Chesapeake Bay, are at greater risk …
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Maryland Fishing Report – April 9
09 Apr 2025 21:19 GMT
… slow the warming of Chesapeake Bay waters for gamefish moving … Before You Cast.
Upper Chesapeake Bay
Anglers are enjoying fun catch … Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay is now closed to … compiled by Keith Lockwood, fisheries biologist with the Maryland …
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Chesapeake Bay oyster population stays strong, but budget cuts sow concern
25 Mar 2025 03:00 GMT
… promising data, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and other advocates … plantings as well as aquaculture operations. Legislative analysts … Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
To Capt. Robert Newberry, chairman of the Delmarva Fisheries … in the wild fishery during the 2023- …
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At a global seafood market, Maryland’s ‘fish people’ stand out by selling the Chesapeake Bay
23 Mar 2025 11:44 GMT
… crabs and fish from the Chesapeake Bay for 139 years, is … .
“We serve and ship Chesapeake Bay seafood,” Devine told me, … legislation that would update fisheries management and protect restoration … of liquor, this upper Chesapeake Bay oyster is subtly sweet …
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Federal bill aims to reduce invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay
21 Mar 2025 23:23 GMT
… federal director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and said blue … not native to the Chesapeake Bay, but rather are an … market may hinder the commercial fishery market for the catfish. … to market faster.
The Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act is a …
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Budget cuts could reverse Chesapeake Bay restoration progress
21 Mar 2025 17:26 GMT
… harm water quality, fisheries, and pollution control efforts … .
The EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program, which coordinates … members of the Congressional Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, … the Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Why this matters:
The Chesapeake Bay, the …
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Atlantic sturgeon were fished almost to extinction − ancient DNA reveals how Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries
20 Mar 2025 13:14 GMT
… we joined forces with fisheries conservation biologist Matt Balazik, … established Jamestown in the Chesapeake Bay area in 1607, … second-most exploited sturgeon fishery on the Eastern Seaboard … Atlantic sturgeon from the Chesapeake Bay region, past and present …
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US federal funding cuts eliminating traditionally steady purchases of seafood
09 Apr 2025 18:12 GMT
… , an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay that provides a quality, nutritious … plans to start a commercial fishery for the species that recent …
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Maryland’s Fall Oyster Survey shows strong Chesapeake Bay populations
18 Mar 2025 20:54 GMT
… that oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay are doing well.
For the … good sign for both the fishery and the Bay’s oyster … of the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the …