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Facts, not deception
January 4, 2021
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Emergency closure to: All the waters of St. George Creek, St. Mary’s River upstream
January 4, 2021
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Oysters — with a side of frustration
December 8, 2020
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CARES Act Applications Now Available for Maryland Fishing Industry
November 20, 2020
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Commercial Mature Female Hard Crab Catch Limits
November 6, 2020
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CARES Act Applications Now Available for Maryland Fishing Industry
November 6, 2020
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CBF Opposes Maryland Proposal to Limit Areas for Oyster Restoration
October 27, 2020
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CARES Act Funding Available for Maryland Fishing Industry
October 22, 2020
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Resolution and Petition by the Members of the Oyster Advisory Commission (OAC)
October 7, 2020
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Public Notice: Commercial Striped Bass Common Pool Hook and Line Fishery Modifications
October 4, 2020
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URGENT: 2020 – 2021 Commercial Fishing License Renewal
September 1, 2020
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Mid-Chesapeake Bay Islands Ecosystem Restoration Project.
September 1, 2020
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2020 – 2021 Commercial Fishing License Renewal Extension
August 20, 2020
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Blue Dye/Clams Recipe
August 12, 2020
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Public Notice: Commercial Crab Pot Time Enforcement in Preparation for Hurricane Isaias
August 1, 2020
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99.5 Percent of an Atlantic Menhaden Year Class is Left in the Water to Serve Its Ecological Role, New SCEMFIS Report Finds
August 1, 2020
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Harris Passes Army Corps Amendment to Benefit Local Waterways
July 13, 2020
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Harris Passes Funding for Invasive Blue Catfish Inspections
July 10, 2020
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A message from the Chairman; Captain Rob Newberry
July 1, 2020
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2020-2021 Commercial Oyster Rules — Effective 7/4/2020
July 1, 2020
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Commercial Mature Female Hard Crab Catch Limits — July through December 2020
June 28, 2020
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Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) Seeking Advisory Council Applications
June 10, 2020
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Oyster Advisory Commission Meeting
June 2, 2020
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Charter Fishing Vessel Operations
May 29, 2020
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Commercial Striped Bass Common Pool Hook and Line Fishery Modifications-Effective 6/2/2020
May 26, 2020
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Letter to Congressman Harris seeking additional pandemic assistance
May 20, 2020
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EPA Awards $6M in Chesapeake Bay Grants
May 20, 2020
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Department of Homeland Security Offers Flexibilities to Increase Food Security, Stabilize U.S. Supply Chain During COVID-19
May 14, 2020
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Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth
May 8, 2020
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Commerce Secretary Announces Allocation of $300 Million in CARES Act Funding
May 8, 2020
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Senators Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Fishermen and Seafood Processors
May 7, 2020
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May 2020 Update from the Clean Chesapeake Coalition
May 7, 2020
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Follow Delmarva Fisheries Association, Inc. on Twitter
May 6, 2020
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Public Comment for Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Summer-Fall Regulations
May 6, 2020
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Oyster Advisory Commission (OAC) virtual meeting
May 5, 2020
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MDE Seeks to Clarify Harris Creek Closure Announcement – Pollution Questions Remain
May 5, 2020
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DNR Offers Guidance for Striped Bass Season
May 4, 2020
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Parts of Harris Creek CLOSED for harvesting or storing of shellfish effective May 18, 2020 due to Polluted Waters
May 2, 2020
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The increasingly-infamous $300 million
April 30, 2020
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URGENT ACTION REQUEST: Don Young – Bill Keating letter to support fisheries
April 28, 2020
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Guidelines for Opening Up America Again
April 27, 2020
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Buy Local During Stay at Home Order – Interactive Maps Help Marylanders Find and Sell Local Seafood
April 22, 2020
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Seed and Shell Program Update
April 22, 2020
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Did you know? 50 Years Ago
April 22, 2020
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Chairman’s Corner Update 4-13-2020
April 13, 2020
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Oyster Advisory Commission (OAC) Virtual Meeting
April 9, 2020
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Legislators briefed by Senators on assistance to Watermen
April 9, 2020
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources
April 2, 2020
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Mid-Atlantic Local Food Resource Map Now Live
March 25, 2020
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Assistance for Fishermen in the Senate Stimulus
March 25, 2020
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Coronavirus Pandemic – Chairman seeks specific regulations be lifted
March 20, 2020
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Important Update from Captain Rob Newbury DFA – March 20, 2020
March 20, 2020
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2020 Upper Chesapeake Bay Dredge Plan Presents Shell Reclamation Opportunity for Oyster Restoration
March 19, 2020
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Testimony in SUPPORT Senate Bill 955
March 19, 2020
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SB 629 / HB 1306 Natural Resources – SAV Protection Zones and Hydraulic Clam Dredges (Aquatic Habitat Protection Act)
March 19, 2020
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Testimony in Opposition to Senate Bill 948
March 18, 2020
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Fake Testimony Hurts Watermen, Makes Bad Law
March 16, 2020
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Reclamation of Natural Oyster Shell
March 16, 2020
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Tough Session in Annapolis
April 23, 2019
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Hogan Allocates Funds for Oysters
March 28, 2018
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DFA Requests Extension of Oyster Season
March 5, 2018
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Heavily lobbied menhaden bill finally emerges
March 2, 2018
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Clam Dredging: A Rebuttal to ShoreRivers by Marc Castelli
February 16, 2018
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Omega Protein challenging menhaden catch limits on Chesapeake Bay WAVY 10 (Portsmouth, Va.) (2/13/18)
February 15, 2018
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Celebrating African Heritage on the Bay
February 10, 2018
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DFA Jan 1 Letter of Support for Reauthorization of Magnuson-Stevens Act
February 1, 2018
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Icy Waters and Chesapeake Bay Critters
January 30, 2018
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January 26, 2018
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2018 Commercial Atlantic Menhaden Quota and Season
December 28, 2017
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Smith Islanders Mobilize Against Questionable Oyster Sanctuary Projects in Local Rivers
December 18, 2017
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Maryland Announces Comprehensive Oyster Restoration Plan
December 16, 2017
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Oyster Prices Drop. Watermen Take a Hit, Offer Solution
December 7, 2017
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DFA Weighs in for NOAA adminstrator Nominee.
November 29, 2017
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Recent correspondence from Virginia State Senator Richard Stuart to the Atlantic State’s Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) concerning Atlantic menhaden and pending Amendment 3
November 8, 2017
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MSRC – Seafood and Aquaculture Economic Impact Reports
October 18, 2017
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission News
October 14, 2017
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Acidity Levels in Chesapeake Bay Threatening Marine Life, Scientists Say
October 11, 2017
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Embattled Maryland Oyster Restoration Program considered for Manokin, Nanticoke Rivers
October 7, 2017
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Tilghman Island Day
October 3, 2017
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Little Fish, Big Worry: Future of Menhaden Sparks Concern
October 3, 2017
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Texas Oyster industry braces for more bad news
September 13, 2017
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Restoring the Bay: Building reefs on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
September 13, 2017
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Trump official’s flounder ruling clouds Atlantic coast fish conservation
September 7, 2017
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BLUE CATFISH REGS
September 3, 2017
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Acid Zone in Chesapeake Bay identified
August 28, 2017
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New federal regulation of blue catfish may be eased
August 26, 2017
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Fishing for answers on oyster restoration in Talbot waters
August 25, 2017
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Talbot Watermen’s Association honors four local watermen
August 23, 2017
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Competition with Vietnam pushing USDA to Curtail Wild-Caught Catfish Industry
August 15, 2017
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Shore Fishermen Fight Federal Catfish Regulations
August 15, 2017
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Letter from Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue re Blue Catfish
August 10, 2017
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Courtesty of SFA: Trump and USDA Set to Regulate Wild Caught Catfish
August 7, 2017
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DFA Letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
August 3, 2017
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USDA rules on wild harvested Catfish must be repealed
July 25, 2017
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New rules threaten growing blue cat industry
July 21, 2017
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2016 Oyster Reef Monitoring Report
July 14, 2017
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Rock solid: Oysters about on restored reefs in Harris Creek, survey finds
July 14, 2017
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Harris Creek “promising” but at what cost?
July 14, 2017
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Critical Habitat designations for Atlantic sturgeon
July 14, 2017
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Maryland shortens crab season by 10 days in response to population loss
June 28, 2017
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Maryland and Virginia move to trim Bay Crab Harvest
June 28, 2017
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News Flash: Chris Oliver Appointed Assistant Adminstrator of NOAA Fisheries
June 20, 2017
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Maryland watermen buoyed by aquaculture
June 20, 2017
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Blue catfish are destroying the Chesapeake Bay
June 20, 2017
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HB924 puts sanctuaries out of bounds
June 5, 2017
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Led by CBF and their surrogates, pure politics – not science – drives the oyster management agenda…
June 1, 2017
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Reflecting on the golden age of watermen Kent County (Md.) News
May 19, 2017
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Letter to Secretary Mark Belton Re: Man O’ War Project
May 18, 2017
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Lack of shell delays Tred Avon sanctuary work
May 18, 2017
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Important new video of Conowingo Dam
May 17, 2017
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Joint Comments and Recommendations: DFA & CCC DNR Draft “Consolidated Strawman Management Plan Proposal”
May 9, 2017
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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Raises Menhaden Catch Limit
November 1, 2016
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Oyster Restoration Resumes in Tred Avon River
September 29, 2016
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Concerns with DNR’s Rush to Restart Tred Avon River Sanctuary Work
February 24, 2016