Highest abundance of juvenile menhaden since 90s
The State of Maryland Survey has for two years in a row identified the abundance of juvenile menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay at its highest level since 1990. The Maryland…
Maryland to seed Chesapeake Bay with oysters to mitigate ship grounding
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has pledged to plant about 147 million oyster spat on 41 acres in Anne Arundel County waters with mitigation funds from the 2022…
Fish spill response vessel completes testing
Ocean Harvesters, the exclusive fishing partner of Omega Protein, is deploying a new response team and recovery vessel to more effectively respond to rare incidents such as net tears and…
Menhaden assessment shows healthy fishery
The latest Atlantic menhaden stock assessment accepted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has concluded that Atlantic menhaden is healthy, not overfished, and that overfishing is not occurring.…