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Larry Chowning

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Larry Chowning is a writer for the Southside Sentinel in Urbanna, Va., a regular contributor to National Fisherman, and the author of numerous books.

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A lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. Southern District of New York against Canadian seafood giant Cooke Inc. alleging violations of the American Fisheries Act and Jones Act. Larry Chowning photo.

$2 billion lawsuit alleges Cooke Inc. violated U.S. fishing laws

This 1980s photo of the skipjack Rebecca T. Ruark was taken at Knapps Narrows on Tilghman Island, Md. Larry Chowning photo.

New lease on life for historic skipjack

Menhaden fish are creating a stir in Virginia. Larry Chowning photo.

Virginia regulators deny call for menhaden purse seine moratorium

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. Photo courtesy of Menhaden Fisheries Coalition

Virginia governor signs ‘right to fish’ law

The Connecticut schooner Suzanne is on the rails at Cockrell Marine Railway. Larry Chowning photo.

Connecticut oyster schooner up on the rails

Tilghman Island Seafood is the only USDA-certified blue catfish processor on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Photo by Larry Chowning

Maryland awarded grant to control blue catfish population

Newly approved Virginia state legislation is designed to protect commercial fisherman from harassment. The bill was prompted by a Sept. 23, 2023 incident when a jet skier rode inside a menhaden purse net set off Hampton, Va. in protest of the fishery. La

Virginia lawmakers move to protect commercial fishermen from harassment at sea

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.

Wooden deadrise tradition lives on in fiberglass

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

Virginia funds expansion of blue catfish commercial fishery

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.

Virginia advances legislation against harassing fishermen