Posts Tagged ‘Blue Catfish’
Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Fishery – Closed for August
A reminder – beginning today – Maryland’s State Fish is off-limits! The striped bass fishery in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries – is closed through August 31st. This targeted closure is to protect the younger, resident striped bass population when hot water and air temperatures in mid-summer make fish more vulnerable to dying…
Read MoreMD DNR Launches Two Pilot Programs for Blue Catfish in the Chesapeake Bay
Maryland Natural Resource officials are launching two pilot programs in an effort to curb the spread of blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Applications are now open for the Blue Catfish For-Hire/Commercial and Mid- and Lower-Bay Finfish Trotline Pilot Programs. Commercial watermen and charter boat captains can apply to participate. Blue catfish…
Read MoreBennett AP Environmental Science Students Invasive Fishing Field Trip
Students from James M. Bennett High School’s AP Environmental Science class in Salisbury are going fishing for invasive species on Friday! They’ll be partnering with Maryland Natural Resources and Salisbury University for a few hours of ‘invasive fishing’ of the Blue Catfish on the Nanticoke River at the Cherry Beach Pavilion in Sharptown. The Nanticoke…
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