Nautical Art News Virginia Saltwater Fishing News From Bay DailyThe 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 [...]
to Explore New Ways of Managing the Blue Crab Fishery
The Maryland Watermen’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 [...]
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 [...]
8th Delmarva Charter Boat Operators Workshop
“Charter Boat Business Management for Your Future”
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 [...]
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 [...]
The last of three informational roundtable meetings about the Maryland Clean Marina Initiative is scheduled for Tuesday February 23 at the Oxford Community Center, 200 Oxford Road, Oxford, Md. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), in cooperation with the Marine Trades Association of Maryland, is hosting the roundtables to introduce the program to marina, [...]
The Maryland Department of the Environment has reopened a portion of St. Clements Bay in St. Mary’s County for shellfish harvesting, after recent evaluations showed improvements in bacteria levels in the waterway.
A portion of St. Clements Bay downstream of Tomakokin Creek, part of Canoe Neck Creek, and part of St. Patrick Creek have been reclassified [...]
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service has set the dates and locations for two rescheduled public scoping meetings to present upcoming recreational summer flounder fishing regulations. The original meetings were postponed due to the recent snow storms. These will be the best remaining opportunities for stakeholders to ask questions and register comments [...]
Maryland’s Critical Area Commission is announcing new requirements to establish comprehensive procedures and standards for the treatment of the Critical Area Buffer ? measures that will improve water quality and protect wildlife habitat. Nearly a year in the making, the new regulations will address the cumulative impacts of shoreline development by requiring protection, restoration and [...]
Nearly 1,000 interested citizens have taken the time to review and comment on Maryland’s Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development plan since Maryland announced the new proposal in December. About half of those who provided input did so at four open houses hosted by Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Fisheries Service during the month of [...]
