Talbot Watermen Association Awards Five Scholarships to Class of 2022
The Talbot Watermen Association was formed in 2010 to insure a place for commercial fishermen in the future. Threatened by the political...
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The Franchot Interview
FRANCHOT WANTS TO PHASE OUT WILD FISHERY, OYSTERING By BRAD DRESS bdress@chespub.com Aug 24, 2021 Star Democrat Newspaper EASTON —...
Seven Public Fishery Oyster Bars in Talbot County are in Maryland's Top Ten Best Bars
As president of the Talbot Watermen Association and a member of the Talbot County Oyster Shell Committee, I would like to announce the...
Oyster Shell Committees restore Maryland tributaries
In 2014, Maryland and Virginia vowed to restore 20 tributaries by 2025. Because of funding constraints and the magnitude of the...
The delay of Tred Avon Restoration Work will negatively impact crab harvest and boaters this Spring
With the start up of the last 34 acres of Tred Avon Oyster Restoration it makes me recall the reason the restoration work was halted in...
Watermen raise concerns over certain Maryland bills
Original Article by Camila Fernandez | February 25, 2020 (Click Here to Read) CAMBRIDGE, Md. – “The waterman is willing to work with...
Clammers, Environmentalists At Odds Over Bill Regulating Hydraulic Clam Dredges
Original Article by Rachel Carden, February 25, 2020 (Click Here to Read) ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Clammers and environmentalists are at...
State of the Union
Maryland’s Department Of Natural Resources Says Its Sanctuary Program Is Benefiting Watermen Original Article by by Victor Fernandes...
Searching For Balance
As Oyster Harvesting Becomes More Complicated Than Ever, Has The Independent Waterman Become A Vanishing Breed? Original article by...
Gerald Winegrad: Does the Maryland General Assembly have the courage to save the oyster and rockfish
Original Article by By Gerald Winegrad January 29, 2020 (Click Here to Read) The Chesapeake Bay’s decline has affected watermen more than...
Striped Bass Stock Overview
The 2018 Striped Bass Stock Assessment revealed that striped bass are over fished Original article by Kevin Blinkoff February 15, 2019...
Damage from Clamming Raises Debate Over SAV Protection - Article from 1998 Still Holds True Today
Original By Karl Blankenship on January 01, 1998 Each year, a plane takes a long, 12,000-foot-high journey across the Chesapeake and the...
Clam Dredging: A Rebuttal to ShoreRivers by Marc Castell
Clam Dredging: A Rebuttal to ShoreRivers by Marc Castelli February 15, 2018 by Spy Desk Note: We did not write this article. Please see...
Maryland General Assembly Bill Finder
Want to check out all of the Bills in the Maryland General Assembly? Use the link below to check out what's on the docket!...
2020 Legislative Session Bills - Natural Resources
A total of 33 Hearings this year! Please note: many bills originally scheduled for Wednesdays have been recently changed to Tuesdays. To...
Senate Bill 830 and House Bill 720 Veto Override Vote Results in the House and Senate
Oyster management plans, Senate Bill 830 and House Bill 720 This measure establishes a consensus-based process to create a new oyster ...
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