Another tense showdown could be in the works between recreational fisherman and those who make a living on the waters off the ...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved a 20 percent reduction in the Atlantic menhaden fishing quota for ...

A menhaden pulled from the Chesapeake Bay in the area of Jordan Point Marina. (Photo by Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) A board that oversees the management of critical forage fish menhaden along ...

Federal and state stakeholders are getting close on an update to the Chesapeake Bay Agreement – a voluntary accord that sets ...

With economic pressures mounting and harvest cuts already deep, commercial striped bass fishermen urged the Atlantic States ...

Residents of the Chesapeake Bay watershed region are worried that development in the region – which has added 6 million ...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted Oct. 29 to maintain the current striped bass management rules for 2026.

The Chesapeake Bay isn’t just a body of water. It’s Maryland’s beating heart, a place where families bond over striped bass fishing, where small businesses thrive and where generations have built ...

FILE - In this April 23, 2016, file photo, Elijah Voge-Meyers carries cod caught in the nets of a trawler off the coast of New Hampshire. American fishermen are slated to lose thousands of pounds of ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY - The Chesapeake Bay's striped bass population continues to show concerning trends, with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reporting a sixth consecutive year of ...