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	<title>Chesapeake Bay News &#187; maryland</title>
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		<title>2011 From the Bay  &#8211; For the Bay Dine-Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maryland&#8217;s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released the results from 2011 From the Bay, For the Bay Dine Out. Through a collaborative partnership among regional restaurants, DNR and the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), the week-long celebration raised $20,240 to support Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration. More than 170 restaurants in Maryland, Washington D.C., Delaware, Pennsylvania [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/01-2012/27/2011-from-the-bay-for-the-bay-dine-out/' addthis:title='2011 From the Bay  &#8211; For the Bay Dine-Out '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Assessment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An important new scientific assessment of the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab stock has been released by the federal government, setting higher abundance thresholds and crab population targets that will dictate how the agency manages the fisheries in the years to come. A new scientific assessment of the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab population indicates significantly more [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/08-2011/09/2011-chesapeake-bay-blue-crab-stock-assessment/' addthis:title='2011 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Assessment '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Seafood Dine Out Week: October 2-9, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering with dozens of restaurants in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania to promote Maryland seafood for a week-long celebration called &#8220;From the Bay, For the Bay Dine Out.&#8221; The promotion will run October 2–9, 2011, with more than 150 restaurants already committed to participate. DNR [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/06-2011/18/maryland-seafood-dine-out-week-october-2-9-2011/' addthis:title='Maryland Seafood Dine Out Week: October 2-9, 2011 '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Clean Marina Of The Year Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Clean Marina Program has launched a contest to determine the 2011 Maryland Clean Marina of the Year. Anyone can nominate a Clean Marina for the award (except program staff and contest sponsors). Nominations will be accepted through December based on services performed at the marinas during 2011. The goal [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/03-2011/22/maryland-clean-marina-of-the-year-contest/' addthis:title='Maryland Clean Marina Of The Year Contest '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Chesapeake Bay Region Yellow Perch Fishing to Peak</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recreational yellow perch fishing season is expected to peak in Maryland as water temperatures in the tidal tributaries of the Chesapeake begin to warm. Yellow perch are found in 10- to 30-foot depths in many rivers of the bay in preparation for their spawning run. Water temperatures in the tributaries are now in the [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/02-2011/25/chesapeake-bay-yellow-perch-fishing-run/' addthis:title='Chesapeake Bay Region Yellow Perch Fishing to Peak '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Oyster Survival Rates at Highest Levels Since 1997</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the State’s recently completed fall oyster survey, the number of spat or baby oysters in Maryland waters is at its highest level since 1997, the survival rate for young oysters is also up, and more Marylanders are looking to start up or expand aquaculture businesses. Since 1939, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/02-2011/10/maryland-fall-2010-oyster-survey/' addthis:title='Maryland Oyster Survival Rates at Highest Levels Since 1997 '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland FY 2012 Budget Includes $25 Million for Chesapeake Bay Restoration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Martin O’Malley has proposed $25 million in fiscal year 2012 funding for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund, a 25 percent increase over 2011. The dedicated fund supports projects designed to reduce non-point source pollution that reaches the Chesapeake Bay. “Even during these difficult fiscal times, Maryland has been able to strengthen [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/01-2011/24/md-fy-2012-budget-25-million-for-chesapeake-bay-restoration/' addthis:title='Maryland FY 2012 Budget Includes $25 Million for Chesapeake Bay Restoration '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>MD DNR Workshops For Marinas And Boatyards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting three Clean Marina Roundtable workshops for marina and boatyard operators. The roundtables will discuss Maryland’s Clean Marina Initiative, a voluntary program that promotes and celebrates efforts of marinas, boatyards and yacht clubs to reduce their pollution. Free copies of the Clean Marina Guidebook, award checklists and educational [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/12-2010/18/md-dnr-workshops-for-marinas-and-boatyards/' addthis:title='MD DNR Workshops For Marinas And Boatyards '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Proposes New Regulations to Define Local Foods</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposed rules regulating the advertising of &#8220;local&#8221; foods have been published in the Maryland Register for public comment. The regulations were drafted by MDA as part of a law which seeks to bring clarity to consumers as to what constitutes local. &#8220;With the increased interest in buying local and the current lack of agreement on [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/12-2010/18/maryland-proposes-new-regulations-to-define-local-foods/' addthis:title='Maryland Proposes New Regulations to Define Local Foods '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>MD DNR Funds Dredging And Jetty Work In Wicomico County</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Waterway Improvement Fund has approved a project at Wicomico County’s Nanticoke Harbor totaling $1,605,000. The project includes maintenance dredging 13,600 yards of material and repairing two existing stone jetties totaling 1,373 feet in length. “This project is beneficial to the commercial and recreational boating citizens of Wicomico County [...]<div><a class="addthis_button" href="//addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250" addthis:url='http://www.chesapeake-bay.org/index.php/12-2010/09/md-dnr-funds-dredging-and-jetty-work-in-wicomico-county/' addthis:title='MD DNR Funds Dredging And Jetty Work In Wicomico County '><img src="//cache.addthis.com/cachefly/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a></div>]]></description>
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