Maryland Fishing News

Annapolis, MD (February 8, 2010) -The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service is closely monitoring the fish population at the Savage River Reservoir during the repair of the outlet gates, which currently present a serious public safety concern. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reported draining of the Reservoir on January 31, to give contractors for the Upper Potomac River Commission (UPRC) access to the large gates, which are urgently in need of repair.

The Maryland Chapter of Trout Unlimited will host Maryland Department of Natural Resources regional biologist, Charles Gougeon, presenting his annual status report on the trout population in the Gunpowder. Every year the fisheries service conducts electrofishing surveys at several stations on the Gunpowder. The Gunpowder is one of the top 100 trout streams in the United States.

Annapolis, MD - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Attorney General's Office and the District Court of Maryland will launch a pilot program today under which the court in Anne Arundel County will set aside on day each month to try only cases dealing with natural resources violations.

Annapolis, Md. (January 8, 2010) - Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) has been investigating several Oyster violations as a result of increased enforcement efforts aimed at protecting Maryland's native Chesapeake Bay oyster stock. The investigations resulted in the following charges:

Annapolis, Maryland - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold four open houses this month on Maryland's proposed Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development Plan, announced by Governor Martin O'Malley in December. The open houses are designed to inform citizens and serve as the formal scoping meetings for the plan.

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service has proposed a new penalty system to deter natural resource violations, including commercial poaching. The new proposal will impose penalties on first time offenders, based on the severity of their crime, as well as repeat offenders.

WHO: Frostburg Professor Dr. Richard Raesly
DNR Biologists

WHAT: Search for the Maryland Darter

WHERE: Susquehanna State Park
Picnic Area below Stafford Road Bridge

WHEN: Friday, October 16, 2009

WHO: Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown
DNR Deputy Secretary Eric Schwaab
Queen of the Chesapeake Kimberly Samm
Up to 1,500 Fishing Challenge Contestants

WHAT: 2009 Maryland Fishing Challenge, the Search for Diamond Jim Finale

WHO: Marylanders Grow Oysters Program Volunteers
Stephan Abel, Executive Director of Oyster Recovery Partnership
Chris Judy, Fisheries Service
Bob Whitcomb, Severn River Association
Marylanders Grow Oyster Participants

Annapolis, Maryland- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is revising the Commercial Limited Crab Catcher (LCC) License Buy-Back Program. The agency began the voluntary Buy-Back program in July in an effort to reduce the amount of latent (inactive) effort in Maryland's commercial blue crab fishery.