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	<title>Chesapeake Bay News &#187; maryland</title>
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		<title>Maryland DNR Oyster Aquaculture Permits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for new aquaculture permits under new oyster leasing regulations. DNR will also be announcing its overall oyster management budget including a package of technical and financial opportunities for aquaculture ventures later this month to help accelerate the growth of this industry in Maryland and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Possible $25,000 Diamond Jim Winner Caught</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Heisterhagan of Easton, Md. has caught the first possible $25,000 Diamond Jim winner and fourth tagged rockfish of the 2010 Maryland Fishing Challenge. Heisterhagan was fishing with his longtime fishing partner George Fink off the mouth of the Miles River in Talbot County, when a 19½-inch striped bass came to the side of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MD DNR Online Boating Access Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the launch of its updated Online Boating Access Guide. The web-based guide provides the location of public boating access sites across the state, as well as site-specific details on amenities, parking, directions, and fees. The new site is located at www.dnr.state.md.us/boating/boatramps.asp “The previously offered data were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNR Dedicates State Park To Iconic Outdoor Writer Bill Burton</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) formally dedicated the Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park. Attending the ceremony were members of the Burton family, DNR Deputy Secretary Joe Gill, representatives of the Fisheries Service, Maryland Park Service and other invited guests. The park is now officially dedicated to Bill Burton, an outdoors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DNR, MDE Hold Forum To Review Changes To General Permit For Discharges For Marinas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Marine Trades Association of Maryland will hold a forum July 8 in Annapolis to offer an opportunity to learn more about the new General Discharge Permit for Boat and Vessel Maintenance. The forum is intended for operators of facilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Announces New Oyster Regulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 17:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 21, 2010, Governor Martin O’Malley, stakeholders, fishery managers and scientists returned to the Annapolis Maritime Museum to announce the submission of new regulations that will clear the way for implementation of the State’s proposed Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development Plan. Governor O’Malley announced the State’s plan to expand oyster sanctuaries and aquaculture leasing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Launches StreamHealth Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 16:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maryland has announced the launch of StreamHealth, a website to help Marylanders learn about the health of their streams and take action to improve them. The site provides resources for citizens, grassroots organizations, schools and scout groups to survey their streams, and receive technical guidance and funding opportunities to restore and protect them. The project [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MD Releases 2009 Chesapeake Bay Health Report Card</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 18:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maryland released its annual Chesapeake Bay Health Report Card on May 18, 2010. The Chesapeake Bay showed broad water quality improvements in 2009, receiving its highest mark since 2002 from the annual Chesapeake Bay Health Report Card. At the same time, the state launched StreamHealth, a website to help Marylanders learn about the health of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Maryland Oyster Planting Season Opens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 18:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maryland Oyster partners have announced the start of the 2010 oyster planting season and the Marylanders Grow Oyster Program. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and the non-profit Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) launched the season together, planting the first of 10.3 million oyster spat on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Study Finds Native Crayfish Threats</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists finds that several of Maryland’s native crayfish species have declined due to the introduction and spread of invasive species. This new study highlights the need for increased public awareness of invasive species issues and public participation and support to prevent the spread of problem [...]]]></description>
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