The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service will hold a public meeting Monday June 22, 2009, at the Northeast Community Center to discuss the possibility of establishing new aquaculture enterprise zones (AEZs), which are areas of the Chesapeake … Continued
Governor Martin O’Malley has signed three new bills into law which will impose more serious penalties for fishing law violations in Maryland. “This legislation, like so many other efforts we are working on in Maryland, reflects our steadfast resolve to … Continued
Mr. Wayne Hettenbach of Department of Justice’s Environment and Natural Resources Division and the agents and officers of the Interstate Watershed Task Force from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Marine Police, and Maryland Natural Resources Police are recognized … Continued
Governor O’Malley and the Maryland General Assembly have approved $5 million in State Waterway Improvement Funds and an additional $1 million in anticipated federal funds in the fiscal year 2010 Budget to improve public boating access and support boating safety … Continued
On Friday, April 9, 2009, the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) charged two Talbot County men with multiple criminal and natural resource violations as a result of an investigation of theft of fish from commercial fishing nets in the Wye … Continued