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Riverkeepers claim that the taking and discarding of sturgeons due to bycatch has drastically caused the species' decline. Photo by NOAA Fisheries

Riverkeepers take legal action to save sturgeons

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Purse seine boats gather a net with menhaden. Virginia menhaden firms filed a motion to dismiss a $2 billion lawsuit against Canadian-based seafood giant Cooke Inc. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia menhaden fleet files motion to dismiss lawsuit

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Md. nervously awaiting Va. winter crab dredge decision

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Program offers low-cost loans to Md. watermen

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For commercial fishermen, it’s about earning a living in an already heavily regulated industry. They will likely not survive Amendment 22 through compliance and other operational costs. Photo by Shutterstock Media

Mid-Atlantic fishermen fight unconstitutional regulation

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Watermen alarmed by lesions on bait fish

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Wind lease auction off DelMarVa set for mid-August

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The fishing vessel Nordic Viking at Cape May. Cause for Action video image.

The Little Boats that Could: Supreme Court rules for fishermen

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The deck boat Thomas W. was being worked here in the Virginia's crab dredge fishery before it was banned in 2008. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission repealed the 15-year ban in June 2024. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia regulators move to repeal crab dredge ban

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Va., Md., in. spat over crabbing in Chesapeake

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Corporate pirates are swimming in the fishing business

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