The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board recently approved Addendum IV to Amendment 6 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass. The Addendum establishes new fishing mortality (F) reference points, as recommended by … Continued
Maryland commercial fishermen recently began harvesting oysters in the first phase of the state’s six-month oyster season. Only hand tonging, patent tonging and diving are permitted in October. Power dredging season begins on Nov. 1, when harvest activity rises dramatically. … Continued
Thousands of fishing traps are lost or abandoned each year in U.S. waters and become what are known as derelict traps, which continue to catch fish, crabs, and other species, according to a newly published NOAA study. The report, published … Continued
The recently released 2014 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Advisory Report encourages fishery managers around the Chesapeake Bay to take a risk-averse approach to blue crab management this year, due primarily to a decrease in the number of female crabs in … Continued
In June, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted to implement new fisheries management measures to conserve adult female and juvenile blue crabs through targeted harvest reductions. The Commission voted to reduce crab pot bushel and vessel limits by 10 … Continued