01 May 2024
CBF Staff
Innovations in Oyster Aquaculture
Oyster Girl Oysters works to create a novel, low-cost system for flipping oyster cages and advancing the aquaculture industry.
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26 Apr 2024
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Save the Bay News: River Revitalization, Ticks, and a Bay for Everyone
Despite the vast scale of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, restoration is often hyperlocal and deeply personal. Read on for stories of people and communities connecting to clean water and working to save the Bay.
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02 May 2024
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As Striped Bass Concerns Continue, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Plans Next Steps
As concerns about low striped bass numbers continue, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) on May 1 took additional steps to address the number of striped bass dying after being caught and released, as well as unsustainable commercial fishing rates.
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01 May 2024
John Pavoncello/York Dispatch
Farm Bills Released by U.S. House and Senate Could Benefit Chesapeake Bay
Leaders of the congressional agriculture committees today unveiled separate versions of legislation to reauthorize the Farm Bill, the largest and most influential agricultural legislation in the nation.
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01 May 2024
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Osprey Concerns Spur Renewed Discussion of Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Management at ASMFC
The effects of the Chesapeake Bay menhaden fishery on osprey sparked discussion at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Atlantic Menhaden Management Board’s April 30 meeting.
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9
Bay Discovery Cruise
4:30-6:30 p.m.Registration Deadline: May 7
Philip Merrill Environmental Center
Annapolis, Maryland
Thursday,
May
9
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Registration Deadline: May 7
Philip Merrill Environmental Center
Annapolis, Maryland
Thursday,
May
9
Wednesday,
May
15
Oyster Gardener Spat Return
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Registration Deadline: May 13
Parish Creek Landing
Shady Side, Maryland
Ongoing: Volunteers are invited to join us at Clagett Farm in Maryland on Tuesdays to plant, weed, and harvest food for our CSA and the surrounding community. See our calendar to register.
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