watermen

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland agency is proposing a 30% reduction in the amount of oysters that can be harvested in the next season.The Maryland…

The warm weather and a good deal of rain could be bad news for the Chesapeake Bay with the prospect of a 2 cubic miles dead zone.WBOC reports that the…

A 28-year-veteran of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has been terminated this week after meeting with watermen.The Chesapeake Bay Journal…

Over 200 watermen crammed into the committee room in Annapolis yesterday.They were there to oppose legislation that would have the University of Maryland…

The Maryland state senate has approved a measure that would require the University of Maryland to set harvesting levels for the oysters in the Chesapeake…

The oyster restoration project has been wrapped up at Harris Creek. Over the last four years the area has been declared a sanctuary keeping watermen from…

Maryland’s oyster season could be extended until mid-April after this winter’s icy waters kept many watermen from their harvest.Watermen are seeking an…

The popular channel near Hoopers Island finds the Dorchester County Council struggling to get it dredged.The channel has not been cleaned up in the last…

There will not be a two week extension of the oyster season.So, says the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.Senator Richard Colburn asked for the…

Maryland watermen say that the striped brass have been feeding on crabs leading to their low numbers.And, now they are circulating a picture on the…