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Mid-Atlantic

Invasive blue catfish are competing for habitat with seven commercially important Chesapeake Bay species, say Maryland state officials. NOAA photo.

Despite commercial landings, blue catfish on rise in Md.

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Fresh oysters in a pile. Photo by Ben Stern on Unsplash

VA. celebrates oyster restoration milestone

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Photo by The Marksman on Unsplash

Coast Guard examiner a true believer in safety

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Menhaden fish are creating a stir in Virginia. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia regulators deny call for menhaden purse seine moratorium

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New York State cancelled provisional power agreements tiehr three offshore wind developers, shown here as areas in red, yellow and light blue. BOEM graphic.

New York cancels three offshore wind contracts

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Cyber incident disrupts East Coast fisheries commission

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Menhaden. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Commentary: State lawmakers continue to ignore the little fish

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A personal watercraft rider circles inside a purse seine set by the crew of the menhaden steamer Rappahannock Sept. 23, 2023, in what fishermen say was a third case of crews being harassed last summer. Photo courtesy of Menhaden Fisheries Coalition

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Virginia governor signs ‘right to fish’ law

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Va. governor signs bill to protect commercial watermen

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A dead female North Atlantic right whale found March 30 floating 50 miles offshore east of Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Va. Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute photo/NOAA permit #24359.

Right whale off Virginia, 40th death since 2017

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The Connecticut schooner Suzanne is on the rails at Cockrell Marine Railway. Larry Chowning photo.

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Connecticut oyster schooner up on the rails

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