An updated menhaden population assessment that takes into account the ecological role of the species as a popular food for other fish deems th…

Tim Wheeler
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Tim Wheeler is the Bay Journal's associate editor and senior writer, based in Maryland. You can reach him at 410-409-3469 or twheeler@bayjournal.com.
On the heels of a 35-year high in Maryland’s wild oyster harvest, the state Department of Natural Resources has announced catch regulations wi…
A new front has been opened in Maryland in the effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population. On July 28, the Oyster Recovery Partn…
A proposed indoor salmon farm on Maryland’s Eastern Shore is poised to clear a key regulatory hurdle over critics’ fearsthat its discharges wi…
With Baltimore facing increased risks of coastal flooding from storms as sea level rises, federal officials have put forward a $138 million pl…
Some rural Maryland residents subjected for decades to sand and gravel mining and related industrial activity in their midst are challenging t…
It’s been a lean season for crabbers and crab lovers alike, with the Chesapeake Bay’s popular crustaceans at their lowest level in more than 3…
What can you do when breakwaters break?
Ann Swanson, the longtime executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Commission, is retiring in November after more than 34 years managing the t…
Chesapeake Bay crabbers will have reduced harvest allowances for the rest of this year under limits adopted this week in response to a worriso…
Tim W commented on Hogan vetoes pesticide ban in favor of regulatory phase-out
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