While conservation groups typically stick to advocating for policy and regulatory changes, a few Maryland organizations recently found themselves playing an unusual role in helping investigators solve the biggest illegal poaching case on the Chesapeake Bay in 25 years. Earlier ...

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(AP) A new limit on striped bass caught in the ocean off Virginia’s coast goes into effect Thursday. Anglers working from the coast to 3 miles out can keep only one rockfish measuring at least 28 inches. The previous limit ...

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The 2014 juvenile index, which measures striped bass spawning success in the Chesapeake Bay, posted a healthy figure of 11.0, nearly equal to the 61-year average of 11.7, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced. “These findings reinforce that, although ...

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources said its index of Striped Bass juvenile spawning in the Chesapeake Bay was measured at 5.8 this year, a substantial increase over last year’s total of 0.9, but below the 60-year average of 11.7. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Last year, the Maryland Natural Resources Police had to shut down rockfish season a month early because of serious poaching incidents, but this year, officers have, so far, encountered no illegal activity. Officers say the lack of poaching ...

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Coming soon to a dinner plate near you: Snakeheads. A celebrity chef snakehead dinner is in the works for Tuesday night at the Rockfish restaurant in Annapolis. Nine chefs have committed to cooking up the toothy, invasive fish at the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources plans to present changes to striped bass netting regulations this week to state lawmakers. The changes were prompted by the discovery last winter of tons of illegally netted striped bass, also known as ...

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