DOVER, Del. — Members of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council discussed options for protecting deep sea coral from being damaged by commercial fishing as the panel began a three-day meeting in Wilmington on Tuesday. The council last year initiated an ...

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The National Aquarium in Baltimore has overhauled what once was a drab, leaky, concrete tank of mostly sting rays, adding 1,000 animals and 3,000 hand-sculpted coral replicas to create a colorful and massive new centerpiece exhibit. The National Aquarium in ...

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Health problems suffered by smallmouth bass in the lower Susquehanna show the river should be declared impaired, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation said Thursday. The foundation released a report on the popular sport fish that it says is an indicator of ...

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Lockheed Martin may be responsible for your future plate of sushi.

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BROWNSVILLE — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is draining a fishing pond in the Washington County community of Brownsville to prevent a dam failure. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reports that the earthen dam had eroded and was in danger ...

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The size of the Chesapeake Bay’s low-oxygen “dead zone” is down and this year’s dry weather is getting the credit. Samples taken last week found 11.8 percent of the bay had oxygen levels in the water too low to support ...

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OCEAN CITY — Fishermen are preparing to compete in Ocean City’s annual tuna tournament. Jen Blunt, OC Tuna Tournament director, told The Daily Times of Salisbury that the tournament that begins Friday is Ocean City’s second-largest of the year behind ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Oyster Recovery Partnership says it has begun its planting season by placing 31 million oysters on nearly 10 acres in Harris Creek. The nonprofit environmental group says small oysters grown at the University of Maryland’s Horn Point ...

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