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Dr. Kenneth B. Lewis, Maryland cardiologist and Chesapeake Bay advocate, dies
29 Oct 2025 00:00 GMT
… . Lewis, a cardiologist, Chesapeake Bay conservationist and sport fishing advocate … and lobbyist for marine fisheries conservation. He promoted … shell in the upper Chesapeake Bay.”
“He spent many … the public about sustainable fisheries,” said his daughter, …
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Major menhaden fishing company says quota cuts will likely lead to “operational adjustments”
30 Oct 2025 17:53 GMT
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted on … criticism from both the fishing industry and environmental groups, with … a 150-year-old fishery, without ecological justification … the species in the Chesapeake Bay to increase understanding of …
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Coastal menhaden harvest reduction ordered to help striped bass
30 Oct 2025 15:47 GMT
… menhaden catch in the Chesapeake Bay — though in that … Ocean and Chesapeake Bay. (Jerry Prezioso/NOAA Fisheries)
Critics argued … a 150-year-old fishery, without ecological justification.”
… re seeing in the Chesapeake Bay and provide management …
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Menhaden board reduces catch by 20% on the East Coast; Virginia delegates oppose
30 Oct 2025 14:57 GMT
… groups and fisheries. Members of the menhaden industry said the Chesapeake Bay Foundation … ;p>Environmentalists and the fishing industry have debated for years whether … detailed roadmap for managing reduction fishery more effectively. Scientists on the …
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Menhaden board cuts amount harvesters can catch along the Atlantic next year
30 Oct 2025 13:37 GMT
… director with the nonprofit Chesapeake Bay Foundation and a legislative … menhaden harvest in the Chesapeake Bay — based on science
… Fisheries, a collaboration that brings together industry and fishery … harvest cap for the Chesapeake Bay.”
The limit, first …
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Oyster Season Opens to Warm Weather
30 Oct 2025 12:29 GMT
… for the fall and winter fishery.
The oyster season in Maryland … Texas to compete with the Chesapeake Bay oyster. Many times, these oysters … liquor to purchase.
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TRAP Program Targets Ghostly Problem Haunting U.S. Coastlines
30 Oct 2025 08:16 GMT
… a ghost trap from the Chesapeake Bay. (Jordan Salafie, Oyster Recovery Partnership … the United States, commercial trap fisheries generate over $1 billion in … species, habitat damage and reduced fishery landings.
A 2016 report found …
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National TRAP Program targets ghostly issue with second round of coastal clean up funding
30 Oct 2025 01:54 GMT
… habitat damage and reduced fishery landings. A 2016 report … be collected to inform fishery management practices and recovered … removal efforts.
The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation received $133 … County waters in the Chesapeake Bay using side-scan sonar …
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ASMFC approves 20 percent cuts to Atlantic menhaden quota for 2026
29 Oct 2025 19:46 GMT
… , drawing criticism from the fishing industry and environmental groups alike.
… the menhaden fishery.
Fishing organizations like the Menhaden Fisheries Coalition have … urgently needed in the Chesapeake Bay,” Chesapeake Bay Foundation Forage Campaign Manager …
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Maryland Fishing Report – October 29
29 Oct 2025 19:57 GMT
… stable conditions for fishing in Chesapeake Bay waters. There is a … on November 6.
Upper Chesapeake Bay
Cooper Goff is all … this week and that fishery should hold together this … compiled by Keith Lockwood, fisheries biologist with the Maryland Department …