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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. Menhaden Fisheries Coalition video image.

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Virginia advances legislation against harassing fishermen

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Omega fishermen working a purse net in Chesapeake Bay. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia lawmakers delay menhaden study proposal

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Disappointment, frustration as Va. lawmakers punt on menhaden study

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Delaware to adjust striper season

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Va. lawmakers put off menhaden study; lobbying effort cited

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blue catfish — Blue Catfish. Photo by Fabian Glantschnig on Shutterstock

Grant reflects Va.'s complex relationship with blue catfish

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Young crabber records life on Chesapeake, one post at a time

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U.S agencies skip Md. hearing on wind

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Commentary: NOAA cares about whales — unless wind farms are involved

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This classic wooden deadrise workboat was one of over 100 hulls that Francis and Esther Haynie built at their Virginia home/boatyard. Larry Chowning photo.

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Remembering Haynie’s Boatyard

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Rutgers underwater robots called gliders being deployed in 2023 to observe water quality along the New Jersey coastal shelf. Rutgers University photo/Chip Haldeman.

Rutgers scientists saw low oxygen, fish mortality in 2023

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