The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted in June to modify several of the state’s commercial crabbing restrictions. For 2016, the fall commercial crab season will be extended by three weeks to December 20, 2016. The 2017 spring season will … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has awarded Talbot County, the City of Annapolis, and the Town of Rock Hall with financial and technical assistance for projects through the new Working Waterfronts Program. The one-year projects will begin in early … Continued
A recent blue crab advisory report encourages resource managers to maintain a “risk-averse” approach to setting regulations in order to promote healthy numbers of the Chesapeake Bay’s crabs in the future. The 2015 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Advisory Report was … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced results of the 2015 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey results. The abundance of spawning-age females was 101 million, substantially higher than 2014 when adult females were considered depleted. The number of … Continued
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board approved Addendum IV implementation plans and conservation equivalency proposals for all the states and jurisdictions. The implementation plans, which were reviewed and approved by the Technical Committee, contain state-specific … Continued