The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has developed a new conservation tool to identify opportunities for the beneficial use of clean dredged sediments. Beneficial Use – Identifying Locations for Dredge (BUILD) is a mapping tool that will support the … Continued
Two recent surveys of juvenile striped bass in waters of the Chesapeake Bay indicated mixed results for the bay wide stock. Conducted by biologists in Maryland and Virginia the surveys included counts of juvenile striped bass and other species in … Continued
Results of the 2019 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey indicate that the Bay-wide blue crab population increased 60 percent from last year, to an estimated total population of 594 million crabs. The rise in adult abundance of blue crabs was … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has launched a new award program to celebrate the state’s anglers and the diverse species of fish they catch. FishMaryland is a multifaceted award program designed to encourage anglers to take advantage of … Continued
A partnership between the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Chesapeake Conservancy has led to the permanent protection of 155 acres of land as part of the Nanticoke Unit of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Funding was made possible … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is part of a team of conservation agencies that was awarded a federal competitive State Wildlife Grant to work toward the recovery of Chesapeake logperch in the Susquehanna River basin. DNR will … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and National Park Service (NPS) recently announced the completion of a project to expand and enhance paddle-in camping opportunities in Southern Maryland. The improved access allows longer overnight paddling excursions along the Potomac … Continued
A Maryland bowfisherman recently set a state record for northern snakehead. On May 24, Andrew “Andy” Fox of Mechanicsville took the record setting snakehead from Mattawoman Creek in Charles County. Fox and two friends where on an overnight bow fishing … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently confirmed that a new state fishing record has been for white catfish. The species was recognized as a game fish a few years ago, but until now nobody had broken the seven-pound … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently confirmed that a deceased manatee was found near Baltimore Maryland. DNR located the manatee in Dundalk after receiving a call from a citizen who reported the apparent death of the animal. The … Continued