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Striper numbers down in lower Chesapeake for 2d year

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One of the 2024 National Fisherman Highliners of the Year is Marty Scanlon of Fairhaven, MA. Photo by Scanlon

2024 Highliner of the year: Marty Scanlon

Kirk Moore

Striped bass reproduction in Chesapeake still poor, surveys find

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The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted Oct. 28 to keep the winter crab dredge fishery closed in 2024-25. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia keeps ban on winter crab dredging

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Menhaden producer Omega wants 15-mile wind farm buffer

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Striped bass anglers likely facing 2025 quota cut

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Long list of plaintiffs sues to block wind farm off Maryland

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After being sampled and tagged, a white shark swims off the platform. Ocearch has tagged hundreds of animals worldwide, and the data the organization collects is shared widely, including on the Shark Tracker app. Photo by Ocearch

Ocearch unlocks Atlantic shark secrets

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Oyster farm die-offs baffle scientists

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Menhaden numbers stirring concerns

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Proposed landfall connections for the Atlantic Shores offshore wind project are on the New Jersey coastline, or closer to the New York City metro area. Atlantic Shores graphic via BOEM.

Construction approval for NJ Atlantic Shores wind

Kirk Moore