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Talbot Watermen Association
Jun 30, 20240 min read
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Talbot Watermen Association Gives Back. Awards Five $1,000 Scholarships to Talbot County Graduates
EASTON — Talbot Watermen Association is dedicated to protecting the rights of watermen and giving back to community based organizations. ...
Talbot Watermen Association
Jun 29, 20234 min read
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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...
Talbot Watermen Association
May 31, 20223 min read
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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 —...
Talbot Watermen Association
Nov 10, 20215 min read
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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...
Talbot Watermen Association
Nov 10, 20215 min read
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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...
Talbot Watermen Association
May 10, 20212 min read
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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...
Talbot Watermen Association
Mar 24, 20213 min read
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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...
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Mar 14, 20202 min read
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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...
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Mar 14, 20202 min read
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State of the Union
Maryland’s Department Of Natural Resources Says Its Sanctuary Program Is Benefiting Watermen Original Article by by Victor Fernandes...
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Mar 14, 20203 min read
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Searching For Balance
As Oyster Harvesting Becomes More Complicated Than Ever, Has The Independent Waterman Become A Vanishing Breed? Original article by...
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Mar 14, 20203 min read
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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...
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Mar 14, 20202 min read
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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...
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Mar 14, 20202 min read
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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...
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Feb 26, 20205 min read
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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...
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Feb 25, 202012 min read
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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!...
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Feb 25, 20201 min read
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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...
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Feb 25, 20201 min read
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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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Feb 25, 20201 min read
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