Bay Journal
ASMFC expected to set stricter regs for harvesting striped bass
A new status review has found the striped bass population to be in worse shape than previously thought, a result that will almost certainly trigger new catch restrictions for the prized species next year in the Chesapeake Bay and along the East Coast.
A preview of a soon-to-be-released stock assessment presented in February to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission indicates that the striped bass population is overfished and has been for several years.
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Karl Blankenship-
March 18, 2019 
Fisheries, Politics + Policy
Former MD governor Harry Hughes, who launched Bay restoration, dies - Timothy B. Wheeler | 03/14/19
James River grants to pay for riparian buffers, precision ag techniques - Sarah Vogelsong | 03/14/19
Trump administration makes another bid to slash Chesapeake cleanup funds - Timothy B. Wheeler | 03/13/19
Virginia town partners with Randolph-Macon College to restore local stream - Whitney Pipkin | 03/13/19
New ‘air force’ joins ranks of campaign to protect Chesapeake - Whitney Pipkin | 03/12/19
Exelon, MD spar over who is responsible for nutrients passing over dam - Karl Blankenship | 03/11/19
Fees and bans reduce plastic pollution, change behavior - Donna Morelli | 03/07/19
Chicken-rendering plant expansion draws critics on Eastern Shore - Jeremy Cox | 03/06/19
- Find your climate-altered future on a new interactive map
Ever had trouble picturing how climate change could alter the quality of life in your community? Now there’s a map for that. Using a... - Timothy B. Wheeler | 02/12/19
- New Bay cleanup plans on schedule despite federal shutdown
Despite a 35-day government shutdown that sidelined federal agency involvement, Chesapeake Bay restoration leaders say they are committed... - Karl Blankenship | 02/07/19
- Chesapeake falls to a D-plus in Bay Foundation’s annual report card
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation downgraded the health of the nation’s largest estuary Monday from a C-minus to a D-plus, blaming the... - Timothy B. Wheeler | 01/07/19
- Study on soft-shell and razor clams delivers more questions than answers
Though they once served as important filterers and foodstuffs in the Chesapeake Bay, relatively little is known about the long-term... - Whitney Pipkin | 01/04/19
Look around for signs of the season springing up around the watershed
The first day of spring is March 21, but March can be a fickle month with weather bringing everything from icy winds or snow to downright balmy days. Depending on the weather patterns, it’s often hard to know if spring...Kathy Reshetiloff | Bay Naturalist 03/08/19
- Reef sweet reef - Kathleen Gaskell | Chesapeake Challenge 02/08/19
- Black scoter’s secretive ways part of this sea duck’s mystique - Michael Burke | On the Wing 01/17/19
- A cabin waits for you along the Appalachian Trail - Wendy Mitman Clarke | Bay Journeys Article 01/10/19
- Night Moves - Kathleen Gaskell | Chesapeake Challenge 12/28/18
- Beddy-Bye Beasties! - Kathleen Gaskell | Bay Buddies 12/21/18
- Saltmarsh sparrow needs tide to turn in its favor if it is to survive - Michael Burke | On the Wing 12/14/18
- Gifts for the holidays, resolutions for the New Year! - Kathy Reshetiloff | Bay Naturalist 12/07/18
- Take this otterly fun quiz! - Kathleen Gaskell | Chesapeake Challenge 11/30/18
- Downy woodpecker chips out its own niche in the avian world - Michael Burke | On the Wing 11/23/18
Lure of mainland tugs at roots – and hearts – of Smith Islanders
In the spring of 1987, I made the best move of my life — to remote Smith Island, MD, whose fisherfolk had endured for more than three centuries, 10 miles offshore in the center of Chesapeake Bay. It never crossed my...Tom Horton | Chesapeake Born 03/13/19
- Healthy trees, forests are great cure for what ails the Chesapeake Bay - Paul Solomon | Forum 03/08/19
- Trickle up effect: Reducing Bay’s nitrogen will lower greenhouse gas level - Tom Horton | Chesapeake Born 02/05/19
- Don’t let the bounty of the Chesapeake become only a memory - Bill Bartlett | Forum 02/01/19
- Bay crossing study needs to consider importance of Shore farms - John Piotti | Forum 01/16/19
- 2019 conservation commitment tied to memories, plans for future - Kate Fritz | Message from the Alliance 01/09/19
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation celebrates 40 years of immersing students in watershed experiences - Tom Ackerman | Forum 12/20/18
- How can we understand a Chesapeake we’ve never seen? - Tom Horton | Chesapeake Born 12/19/18
- This ‘half measure’ might be enough to save Bay for next generation - Joel Dunn | Forum 12/13/18
- Groups would rather fight for the Bay than have to fight over funding - Chanté Coleman | Forum 12/06/18
Tiptoe through the trilliums at Thompson WMA
It was late spring last year when I got the tip: For a spectacular showcase of wildflowers, head to the G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area in Fauquier County, VA. And so I did, hoping to glimpse the blooms that...Leslie Middleton | Bay Journeys Article 03/15/19
- Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse illuminates life in a screwpile - T.F. Sayles | Bay Journeys Article 03/07/19
- Snow geese extravaganza hits home - Jeremy Cox | Bay Journeys Article 01/31/19
- Otsego Lake only a glimmer of great Susquehanna to come - Donna Morelli | Bay Journeys Article 12/06/18
- ‘Dig a little deeper’ at the Norfolk Botanical Garden - Jeremy Cox | Bay Journeys Article 11/15/18
- Western Maryland railroad turns on charm at every bend - T.F. Sayles | Bay Journeys Article 11/09/18
- Devil’s Marbleyard tempts hikers with rocky challenge - Jeremy Cox | Bay Journeys Article 10/05/18
- C&D museum sure to float the boat of any canal lover - Wendy Mitman Clarke | Bay Journeys Article 09/20/18
- Pleasant Grove Park a connection to nature, the past - Leslie Middleton | Bay Journeys Article 08/31/18
- Onancock paddle weaves nature, history with every stroke - Jeremy Cox | Bay Journeys Article 08/23/18
