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		<title>Maryland Requests $87 million in Funding for Natural Resources Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Bay News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chesapeake bay restoration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 11, 2010, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley requested $87 million in federal funding to support the State’s natural resources during his annual federal priorities presentation to the Maryland Congressional Delegation on Capitol Hill.
The Governor’s requests included more than $30 million for Bay restoration efforts, part of a Maryland plan to meet its nutrient reduction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Legislation May Exempt Virginia Anglers from Federal Fees and Retain Boat License</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Saltwater Angler Registry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The General Assembly has passed Senator Northam’s SB668 to exempt Virginia anglers from having to pay the $25 fee associated with the Federally-mandated National Saltwater Angler Registry.
SB668 has been amended to create a state-level angler identification system, similar to the Hunter Identification Program run by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
This solution will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey Results</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/03-2010/08/2010-midwinter-waterfowl-survey-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[birdwatching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DNR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ducks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maryland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waterfowl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have released the results of the 2010 Midwinter Waterfowl Survey. Each winter, pilots and biologists from the two agencies count ducks, geese and swans along Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay shoreline and Atlantic coast. In January 2010, the survey teams observed 787,100 waterfowl, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 MSSA &#8220;Championship on the Chesapeake&#8221; Spring Tournament</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/03-2010/08/2010-mssa-championship-on-the-chesapeake-spring-tournament/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recreational Fishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fishing tournaments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rockfish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[striped bass]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Saltwater Sportfishermen’s Association (MSSA) has announced its 27th Annual Spring Tournament, &#8220;Championship on the Chesapeake&#8221;, April 30th &#8211; May 2nd, 2010. The event is said to be the largest spring rockfish tournament in the country.
&#8220;Trophy Season&#8221; is marked by the first weekend in May as the coastal stock of striped bass make their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNR Launches Largemouth Bass Choptank River Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/03-2010/04/dnr-launches-largemouth-bass-choptank-river-initiative/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recreational Fishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choptank river]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Inland Fisheries Division has assembled a team of engineers, biologists and anglers to develop a largemouth bass improvement strategy for the Choptank River, which has seen a decline in black bass reproduction in recent years.
“There are far fewer adults and juveniles in the Choptank River than there were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund Request for Proposals</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/03-2010/03/chesapeake-and-atlantic-coastal-bays-trust-fund-request-for-proposals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[runoff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The State of Maryland is now accepting proposals for the 2012 fiscal year, for projects to curb polluted runoff and move the State toward its 2-year milestones. The deadline is 5:00 p.m., May 28, 2010. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold two workshops in March, to cover specific information on what will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Watermen &#8211; EDF Sign Crab Management MOU</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/03-2010/03/maryland-watermen-environmental-defense-fund-sign-mou/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/03-2010/03/maryland-watermen-environmental-defense-fund-sign-mou/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Fishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crabbing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crabs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political news]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[to Explore New Ways of Managing the Blue Crab Fishery
The Maryland Watermen&#8217;s Association (MWA) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have come together to explore alternative management strategies for the Chesapeake Bay blue crab fishery. This joint commitment, solidified by a formal memorandum of understanding, is intended to improve fishery management and increase benefits to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TEAM DNR Volunteer Training</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/03-2010/03/team-dnr-volunteer-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/03-2010/03/team-dnr-volunteer-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEAM DNR Volunteer Training
March 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; free
Tawes State Office Building, 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis (Anne Arundel County)
Maryland DNR is seeking interested adults to become TEAM DNR volunteers. Volunteers should have an outgoing personality and a strong desire to protect the Chesapeake Bay. No prior teaching experience is necessary. Currently, TEAM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Delmarva Charter Boat Operators Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/02-2010/28/2010-delmarva-charter-boat-operators-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/02-2010/28/2010-delmarva-charter-boat-operators-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fishing charters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[8th Delmarva Charter Boat Operators Workshop
&#8220;Charter Boat Business Management for Your Future&#8221;
Harrison’s Chesapeake House
21551 Chesapeake House Drive, Tilghman Island, Maryland
Thursday, April 8, 2010 — 9 am to 3:00 pm
Organized jointly by the Sea Grant programs at the University of Maryland and the University of Delaware, the workshop will focus on business management, marketing, safety, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shoreline Licensing For Waterfront Property Owners Opens</title>
		<link>http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/02-2010/27/shoreline-licensing-waterfront-property/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chesapeake Bay News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chesapeake bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waterfowl hunting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On February 22, 2010, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife and Heritage Service announced that shoreline license applications are now being accepted from riparian (waterfront) property owners. Anyone owning riparian property, or persons who have the permission of the riparian property owner, may license their shoreline for the purpose of establishing stationary blinds [...]]]></description>
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