2016-17 Virginia Blue Crab Regulations (Updated)
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted in June to modify several of the state’s commercial crabbing restrictions. For 2016, the fall commercial crab season will be extended by three...
View Article2016-17 Maryland Oyster Season
Maryland’s 2016-2017 public oyster harvest season begins Oct. 1 and runs through March 31. The opening month is reserved for divers and watermen using shaft and patent tongs. Last season, 1,146...
View ArticleAtlantic Menhaden Interstate Fishery Management Plan Amendment 3
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) recently set the total allowable catch of Atlantic menhaden for the 2018 and 2019 fishing seasons at 216,000 metric tons (mt). ASMFC also...
View Article2018-2019 Maryland Oyster Season
The 2018-2019 Maryland public oyster harvest season will open Oct. 1 and run through March 31, 2019, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). During the first month of the...
View Article2019-2020 Maryland Oyster Season
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has issued season limits for the 2019-2020 oyster harvesting season. Effective immediately, the 2019-20 season will begin October 1, 2019 with no...
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