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Veterans, service members help restore oysters and clean water in the Chesapeake Bay
At Parrish Creek Landing in Shady Side on Tuesday, veterans and active-duty service members spent the day helping the ...
Invasive blue catfish from Maryland's Chesapeake Bay would be used as pet food under proposed bill
Newly proposed legislation aims to pay seafood processors and pet food makers to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay by using an ...
Catfish to cat food: The latest effort to put a dent in the Chesapeake Bay’s blue catfish population
Local lawmakers have proposed the Mitigation Action and Watermen Support Act to curb invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake ...
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Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Season Pauses in July
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced a closure of the Chesapeake Bay striped bass recreational ...
Column: Halt menhaden harvest until studies determine its effects
Virginia needs data to determine how menhaden fishing affects the Chesapeake Bay’s health, the Virginia Saltwater ...
Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests. Some blame overfishing.
The osprey is in decline in the Chesapeake Bay, one of its key territories, and some scientists blame overfishing of menhaden ...
Maryland's blue crabs — and its crabbers — are having a rough season
In Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, two populations are under threat: the iconic blue crab and the crabbers whose livelihoods ...
Veterans, service members help restore oysters and clean water
A group of veterans and active-duty service members from across the country got their hands dirty for a cause that’s helping them heal and helping the Chesapeake Bay thrive.
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Maryland congresswoman introduces bill to use invasive blue catfish for cat, dog food
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A Maryland Congresswoman is proposing turning invasive catfish into food for your furry friends. Here's the deal: Rep. Sarah Elfreth represents Maryland's Third District, which ...