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  • Fisheries Regulators Delay Action for Chesapeake Bay Menhaden to Explore Options

    August 7, 2025

    To address growing warning signs around the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Menhaden Management Board voted 14 to 2 in favor of further refining specific management changes to Virginia’s industrial reduction fishery in the Bay.

  • Striped Bass Fishery Plan Aims to Address Looming Crisis

    August 7, 2025

    Aiming to rebuild the struggling striped bass population, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) yesterday released a proposed update to the striped bass fishery plan for public comment.

  • Chesapeake Bay Agreement Draft Falls Short

    August 5, 2025

    As state and federal leaders around the region update the major agreement guiding Chesapeake Bay restoration, this August is a pivotal time to urge stronger measures to protect the Bay.

  • Chesapeake Bay Underwater Grasses Show Mixed Recovery: Gains Offset by Declines

    August 5, 2025

    The checkered recovery of underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay persisted this year, with declines in some Maryland waters offsetting promising increases in the Bay's Virginia portions, according to results released today of the annual 2024 Chesapeake Bay underwater grasses survey in Maryland and Virginia.

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