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Virginia’s Crab Management Advisory Committee recommended that the state Marine Resources Commission not reopen the crab dredge fishery. Larry Chowning photo.

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Virginia crab advisors recommend against winter dredge season

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Photo by The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

Commentary: S.C. blue crab laws strengthened at last

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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

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Vandals destroy TikTok waterman’s new boat

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Md. nervously awaiting Va. winter crab dredge decision

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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 The Virginia Marine Resources Commission repealed the 15-year ban in June 2024.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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Virginia Department of Environmental Quality awarded a $3.2 million grant to the Town of Tangier to keep fuel on the Island. Larry Chowning photo.

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Tangier Island awarded $2.3 million grant for fuel storage

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Blue crab. Courtesy of NOAA Fisheries

Crabbing regulations bill sinks in S.C. Statehouse

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The Jaqueline Alice was built in 2002, and the boat that helped Jeremy Bonniville learned the craft of fiberglass boatbuilding. Bonniville works the boat in Virginia gillnet, crab pot, and oyster fisheries. Larry Chowning photo.

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Wooden deadrise tradition lives on in fiberglass

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Controlling illegal and unregulated fishing is a big part of the push to make seafood traceable from harvest to plate. Emydex has systems to track tuna through the international markets. Emydex photo.

Software enables tracing seafood from catch to sale

Paul Molyneaux