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Mid-Atlantic

US Wind to offer compensation to Maryland fishermen

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Myles Cockrell of Heathsville, Va., built this 20-foot skiff out of PVC materials for a commercial pound net fisherman. Larry Chowning photo.

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PVC gives new life to sharpies and skiffs

Larry Chowning

Photo by All About BIrds

Reports of nest failures stir Chesapeake osprey advocates

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After a mechanical failure Aug. 17, Cape May County, N.J. officials kept the Middle Thorofare drawbridge locked open to permit continued fishing boat access to the Port of Cape May/Wildwood. Lund's Fisheries photo.

Cape May keeps drawbridge open for fishing traffic

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County commissioners approved a dredging project for the West Ocean City harbor channel, which will be funded by a $275,000 grant from the Tri-County Council. Photo by OceanCity.com

Worcester County plans to dredge harbor, support local economy

Carli Stewart

A blue catfish is assessed after capture by Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources workers in 2022. Virginia DWR/Meghan Marchetti photo.

Md. promotes blue catfish as invader surges through Chesapeake

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Menhaden Management Board approved a motion that could lead to further regulations of the fishery. Photo by Larry Chowning

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ASMFC vote to create workgroup to study Virginia’s menhaden fishery

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Photo by Currituck Co. North Carolina website

North Carolina man tries to swim away after stealing crabs

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Hurricane Debby made landfall on Florida's west coast, leaving significant flooding in its wake. Photo by NOAA

Tropical Storm Debby slowly moving up the East Coast

Carli Stewart

Cooke net pen collapse — A Cooke Aquaculture salmon net pen in Puget Sound collapsed on Aug. 20, 2017. Wild Fish Conservancy photo

Canadian owner of Omega Protein seeks lawsuit dismissal

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66 major wastewater treatment plants discharge into the bay, with five located within the bay area, directly impacting the species living in that region of water. Photo by Jay Fleming

Blue crabbers speak out about wastewater dumping

Carli Stewart