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Virginia Lawmakers Target Invasive Blue Catfish
January 24, 2025
A proposal advancing through Virginia's General Assembly hopes to get more invasive blue catfish out of state waters and on to people’s plates.
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Recreational Angling, Conservation Community Supports Menhaden Science Funding
January 15, 2025
During the 2025 legislative session, Virginia lawmakers will again consider providing funding for university research into the Commonwealth’s largest fishery: Atlantic menhaden.
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Striped Bass’ Future Remains Uncertain After ASMFC Forgoes Changes for 2025 Fishing Season
December 16, 2024
Striped bass will not receive additional protection for the 2025 fishing season, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)’s Striped Bass Management Board determined today during a special meeting in Arlington.
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ASMFC Striped Bass Board to Consider 2025 Fishing Restrictions at Dec. 16 Meeting
December 9, 2024
Striped bass fisheries could see stricter regulations in 2025 following a special meeting on Dec. 16 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)’s Striped Bass Management Board.
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ASMFC Considers Further Conservation Action Following Updated Striped Bass Stock Assessment
October 24, 2024
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) reviewed results from its coastwide 2024 Striped Bass Stock Assessment update, which indicated that fish numbers remain below sustainable levels, and voted to meet again in December to consider further action.
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Young Striped Bass Continue Years-Long Struggle in Chesapeake Bay
October 17, 2024
Today the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released another year of alarming results from an annual survey of juvenile striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay.
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2024 Maryland Rod & Reef Slam Winners Announced
September 16, 2024
Anglers and Chesapeake Bay supporters had much to celebrate on Sunday, September 15, at the 2024 Maryland Rod & Reef Slam fishing tournament’s closing ceremony at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Philip Merrill Center in Annapolis.
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More Than 60 Anglers Reel in Nine Different Species During Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Rod and Reef Slam in Hampton
September 14, 2024
More than 60 anglers caught nine different species of fish from the Hampton River during the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Rod and Reef Slam in Hampton Saturday.
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Maryland Musician Spotlights Chesapeake Bay Invasive Species in New Songs
August 28, 2024
To express his love of fishing in the Chesapeake Bay, Silver Spring resident Rick Bowers recently wrote and produced two new songs about Maryland’s most voracious invasive predators—the blue catfish and Chesapeake channa (formerly snakehead).
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Algal Mats Impair North Fork Shenandoah River
August 14, 2024
The North Fork Shenandoah River is once again experiencing excessive algal growth, restricting the community's full use of the river for fishing and swimming.
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Maryland Proposes Further Action for Menhaden in Chesapeake Bay
August 6, 2024
Today, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted to establish a workgroup to consider additional protections from industrial fishing of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay after hearing new survey results that show low osprey nesting success in the Bay.
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Fish for Oyster Restoration in the 2024 Maryland Rod and Reef Slam
August 1, 2024
Registration is now open for one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most unique fishing tournaments—the Maryland Rod and Reef Slam.
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As Striped Bass Concerns Continue, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Plans Next Steps
May 2, 2024
As concerns about low striped bass numbers continue, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) on May 1 took additional steps to address the number of striped bass dying after being caught and released, as well as unsustainable commercial fishing rates.
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Crucial Menhaden Study Delayed by Virginia House Subcommittee
January 30, 2024
Following opposition by Virginia’s industrial menhaden fishery, the Commonwealth is facing yet another delay in letting science answer one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most longstanding and controversial questions.
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ASMFC Approves New Striped Bass Fisheries Plan for East Coast
January 25, 2024
Aiming to rebuild the East Coast’s striped bass population, an Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) panel yesterday approved an update to its fisheries management plan.
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Federal Government Denies Maryland Request for Blue Catfish Disaster Declaration
January 5, 2024
The U.S. Department of Commerce denied a request by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for the declaration of a federal fisheries disaster due to the harm caused by invasive catfish and snakeheads, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced in a press release yesterday.
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CBF Supports Maryland DNR’s Emergency Regulations for Striped Bass
November 29, 2023
Today, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced new striped bass emergency regulations to help bolster the species’ struggling population.
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ASMFC Releases Addendum II to The Striped Bass Management Plan as Low Numbers Cause Concern
October 19, 2023
As low striped bass numbers in the Chesapeake Bay cause widespread concern, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) yesterday released for public comment a fisheries management plan update that seeks to help rebuild the striped bass population.
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Chesapeake Striped Bass Survey Results Show Recruitment Failure
October 12, 2023
For the fifth consecutive year, juvenile striped bass numbers remained below average in both Maryland and Virginia.
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Chesapeake Osprey Reproduction Problems Linked to Menhaden Depletion in William & Mary Study
July 17, 2023
Osprey nests in Virginia’s lower Chesapeake Bay are failing at the highest rate ever recorded, according to data released this month by the College of William & Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology.
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After Striped Bass Emergency Action, Chance for Public to Weigh In
May 16, 2023
Following an emergency action setting new limits on the striped bass fishery, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is holding four virtual hearings this month to seek input from the public.
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Report Shows Increased Fishing Pressure on Striped Bass, CBF Applauds Additional Action to Restore Population
May 3, 2023
Recreational fishing pressure on striped bass increased in 2022 along the Atlantic Coast even as the population is struggling to recover from a dramatic decline, according to the latest update from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC).
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Blue Catfish Disaster Funding Would Be Beneficial for Bay, Watermen
April 23, 2023
We want watermen to benefit from the bounty of blue catfish and other invasive species in the Bay, which would improve the Bay's overall ecosystem.
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Blue Catfish Disaster Declaration Sought
March 16, 2023
Today the Moore-Miller Administration issued a formal request to the Secretary of Commerce requesting the declaration of a federal fisheries disaster due to the impacts of invasive catfish and snakeheads in Chesapeake Bay.
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VMRC Rejects New Menhaden Fishery Limits
December 6, 2022
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) today failed to approve proposed regulations on Virginia’s menhaden purse seine fisheries, opting instead to propose a memorandum of understanding between the menhaden harvesting industry and Commission.
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