Maryland’s 2016-2017 public oyster harvest season begins Oct. 1 and runs through March 31. The opening month is reserved for divers and watermen using shaft and patent tongs. Last season, 1,146 licensed Maryland watermen harvested 383,090 bushels of oysters with … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently certified Harbor East Marina in Baltimore as the latest Maryland Clean Marina. The facility earned the recognition after adopting best management practices from the Maryland Clean Marina Guidebook, meeting all environmental and … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently the City of Cambridge, the Town of Oxford, and the Town of St. Michaels with financial and technical assistance through the Working Waterfronts Program. Chesapeake and Coastal Service Director Matthew Fleming described … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has been awarded more than $350,000 for the installation and maintenance of marine sewage pumpout stations across the state. The funding will go toward existing pumpouts as well as support pumpout boats operated by … Continued
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Chesapeake Bay Trust, in partnership with Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources, recently announced $803,489 in grants to be awarded to 17 organizations through the “Green Streets, Green Towns, Green Jobs” Grant Initiative … Continued