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Watermen ask for easing of striped bass quota
EASTON — Watermen and lawmakers on the Eastern Shore are asking state natural resources officials to ease tougher striped bass harvest regulations. The harvest quota was cut 5 percent after […]
Watermen’s group head: Bay conditions improving
EASTON — The head of the Queen Anne’s County Watermen’s Association says conditions are improving on the Chesapeake, where debris from Tropical Storm Lee has made it difficult to work […]
Call it poaching or theft, Maryland oysters are being stolen
ANNAPOLIS — The fruit of a third of the work done by state agencies, organizations and fisheries to restore the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay is being stolen through […]
Md. watermen’s head: New thinking needed on crabs
The head of Maryland’s watermen’s association says new thinking is needed about how to manage the crab harvest. Larry Simns says stewardship by the commercial fishing industry is essential to […]
DC’s Ocean Pro seafood dealer fined for illegal rockfish
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors say one of Washington’s largest seafood wholesalers must pay more than a half-million dollar fine for illegal rockfish sales spanning more than a decade. The Maryland […]
Watermen put down tongs as oyster prices drop
DEAL ISLAND — Watermen who are upset about a drop in oyster prices have staged a strike in the hopes that buyers who must fill upcoming Thanksgiving orders will relent. […]
