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Here are four creatures that might bite, pinch, or sting in the water in and around Rhode Island. Clinging jellyfish are dime-sized creatures that have sticky pads on their tentacles that allow them ...
Local lawmakers have proposed the Mitigation Action and Watermen Support Act to curb invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake ...
Newly proposed legislation aims to pay seafood processors and pet food makers to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay by using an ...
Multiple Congressional Representatives from Maryland and Virginia have joined forces to introduce a unique federal response ...
Invasive axis deer have become a widespread problem, even in the state of Hawaii. Authorities are attempting to mitigate the ...
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission maintained existing regulations, which ban catching blue crabs during winter months.
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MAWS Act Targets Blue Catfish in Chesapeake Bay
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-03), alongside Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) ...
The Chesapeake Bay has a lot of blue catfish, and that's a problem. Now lawmakers have a plan, to see if the invasive fish ...
Thousands of green crabs have already been trapped in southern Southeast Alaska, and experts want the public to be on the ...
The environmental conservation nonprofit Chesapeake Conservancy has selected a familiar face as the organization’s next ...
Chesapeake Conservancy’s Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Susan Shingledecker as the organization’s new CEO, effective September 8, 2025.
Parts of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay are loaded with invasive fish species — most notably snakeheads, which were introduced illegally into Maryland waters some 20 years ago and have been vilified by ...