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		<title>Maryland Eliminates Fall 2010 Blue Crab Closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the elimination of its 9-day female blue-crab harvest closure period that runs from Sept 26-Oct 4 for the 2010 season. The regulation change comes in response to a 60 percent increase in Chesapeake Bay blue crab population estimates. This short closure to female harvest was implemented [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Population at Highest Level Since 1997</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 14, The governors of Virginia and Maryland announced that the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population has increased for the second year in a row because of a landmark stock rebuilding program.  The latest survey estimates the population has risen to 658 million crabs, a 60 percent increase from last year and the highest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Retires 530 Limited Crab Catcher Licenses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of October 29, 2009, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has purchased and permanently retired more than 530 Limited Crab Catcher (LCC) commercial crabbing licenses through its LCC buy-back program.   To further reduce latent effort (fishing effort that is not currently deployed) the agency is also proposing a change in regulations governing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland DNR Counteroffer for Commercial Limited Crab Catcher License Buy Back Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that it is revising the Commercial Limited Crab Catcher (LCC) License Buy-Back Program. The agency began the voluntary Buy-Back program in July in an effort to reduce the amount of latent (inactive) effort in Maryland’s commercial blue crab fishery. The large amount of potential crabbing effort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NOAA Reports Bay’s Crab Population Rebounds but Juvenile Numbers Remain Low</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the overall crab population in the Chesapeake Bay rebounded significantly last year, the number of juvenile crabs remained well below the historical average, according to a report published by the NOAA-chaired Fisheries Steering Committee. &#8220;New regulations implemented by the various bay jurisdictions in 2008 seem to be working,&#8221; said Peyton Robertson, director of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governors O’Malley and Kaine Announce Increase in Bay Blue Crab Population</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine have announced the Chesapeake Bay’s adult population of blue crabs has increased substantially over last year, indicating management measures put into place in 2008 to address population declines are working.  The results of the most recent bay-wide winter dredge survey, which is conducted annually by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNR Proposes Blue Crab Harvest Regulations for 2009 Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposal Requires Complimentary Recreational Crabbing License; Sets Daily Female Blue Crab Bushel Limits &#38; Seasonal Closures for Commercial Crabbers Maryland Department of Natural Resources has proposed recreational and commercial blue crab harvest regulations for the 2009 season. Designed to help rebuild the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population and fishery, the proposed regulations continue the scientifically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNR Announces 2008 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 21, 2008, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposed new recreational and commercial harvest regulations to help rebuild the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population and fishery. The proposed regulations are designed to reduce female blue crab harvest by 34 percent in 2008. &#8220;We must take action today to ensure that Maryland’s iconic [...]]]></description>
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