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These oyster beds are earning money, but not because they’re being harvested – WTOP News

These oyster beds are earning money, but not because they’re being harvested – WTOP News

September 26, 2024September 26, 2024 · Washington DC Local News

One new oyster reef being installed in the Chesapeake Bay by a Virginia company will be full of mollusks that aren’t necessarily destined for your dinner plate. Improving…

Read more These oyster beds are earning money, but not because they’re being harvested – WTOP News
Report: A bird of prey is struggling to reproduce in the Chesapeake Bay – WTOP News

Report: A bird of prey is struggling to reproduce in the Chesapeake Bay – WTOP News

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 · Washington DC Local News

A new College of William & Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology report details the struggle Ospreys face to reproduce and raise viable chicks in the Chesapeake region. File…

Read more Report: A bird of prey is struggling to reproduce in the Chesapeake Bay – WTOP News
Claws and Effect: Who’s to blame for the blue crabs’ disappearance? – WTOP News

Claws and Effect: Who’s to blame for the blue crabs’ disappearance? – WTOP News

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 · Washington DC Local News

Part 2 of WTOP’s Claws and Effect series looks at the competition the Chesapeake Bay blue crab is facing under the water. This week, WTOP takes you from…

Read more Claws and Effect: Who’s to blame for the blue crabs’ disappearance? – WTOP News
These fish are everywhere. Maryland only wants them on your dinner plate – WTOP News

These fish are everywhere. Maryland only wants them on your dinner plate – WTOP News

August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 · Washington DC Local News

The push is on to get blue catfish on more restaurant menus, dinner plates, and anywhere else that can keep the population manageable (if not eradicated) as they…

Read more These fish are everywhere. Maryland only wants them on your dinner plate – WTOP News
Fishing limitations in effect for Maryland as heat wave brings up water temps – WTOP News

Fishing limitations in effect for Maryland as heat wave brings up water temps – WTOP News

July 16, 2024July 16, 2024 · Washington DC Local News

Anglers cannot target certain types of fish in certain parts of Maryland for the time being, and extreme heat is to blame. Recreational fishers and anglers cannot target…

Read more Fishing limitations in effect for Maryland as heat wave brings up water temps – WTOP News
‘They’re everywhere’: Maryland seeks to reduce supply of tasty, invasive blue catfish – WTOP News

‘They’re everywhere’: Maryland seeks to reduce supply of tasty, invasive blue catfish – WTOP News

April 11, 2024April 11, 2024 · Washington DC Local News

Blue catfish grow to large sizes, are tasty to eat and can be easily caught in the majority of Maryland’s rivers — the problem is they’re considered invasive,…

Read more ‘They’re everywhere’: Maryland seeks to reduce supply of tasty, invasive blue catfish – WTOP News
A booming oyster population has Md. watermen hopeful, but right now they’re hurting – WTOP News

A booming oyster population has Md. watermen hopeful, but right now they’re hurting – WTOP News

March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 · Washington DC Local News

1/5 Two Maryland watermen work to harvest oysters. (WTOP/John Domen) As the commercial oyster season starts to wind down, it’s clear that things have vastly improved from just…

Read more A booming oyster population has Md. watermen hopeful, but right now they’re hurting – WTOP News
Virginia Walmart shooting gunman

Virginia Walmart shooting gunman

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 · US News

Chesapeake, Virginia — The Walmart supervisor who shot and killed six co-workers in Virginia seemed to target people and fired at some victims after they were already hit…

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