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Invasive blue catfish are competing for habitat with seven commercially important Chesapeake Bay species, say Maryland state officials. NOAA photo.

Chesapeake-invading blue catfish a hit in San Francisco market

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The Jill Louise was launched in June to work in the Delaware Bay and Great Bay New Jersey oyster fishery. Photo by Delaware Bay Shipbuilding Co.

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A modern tribute to Delaware Bay's oyster industry

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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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2023 a record year for Maryland oysters

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Commentary: Virginia has no interest in menhaden science

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Judge says groups have standing in turbine lawsuit but denies injunction

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Omega parent found in compliance with ownership laws

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This 37-foot crabber was recently delivered to Maurice Bosse from Millennium Marine of Miramichi, New Brunswick, to crab pot in Chesapeake Bay. Photo by Larry Chowning

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Canadian-built workboats arrive in Chesapeake Bay

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New regulations for the striped mullet harvest and proposed regulations for the spotted sea trout fishery were voted in. The decisions will impact commercial fishermen on Hatteras Island. Photo courtesy of North Carolina Department of Marine Fisheries

New mullet fishery regulations impacting Hatteras Island

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Md. oyster growers to plant Pacific shells In Chesapeake

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Mullet — Florida's mullet fishery typically lasts months, from November to January.

N.C. adopts striped mullet plan with weekend commercial harvest bans

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