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Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Blue crab population decreases in Chesapeake Bay, weather blamed

National News, Nature Page & Night Sky, News, Pennsylvania /

The Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, a cooperative effort between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, estimates 238 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in 2025, a decrease from last year’s 317 million crabs.
The results showed decreases in the abundance of adult male and female crabs, as well as a decline in the juvenile population, marking the sixth consecutive year of below-average juvenile recruitment found in the survey.

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Maryland rock bass record holder nets new milestone

Fishing, National Fishing, National News, News, Pennsylvania /

Thomas Over Jr., of Darlington, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
Over, 30, is the 18th Master Angler since the program began in 2019. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch 10 trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland.

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New Maryland record yellow perch caught in lower Susquehanna River

Fishing, National Fishing, National News, News, Pennsylvania /

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently recognized Thomas Dembeck Jr. as the new state record holder for yellow perch – Perca flavescens.
Dembeck, of Hydes, Md., caught the 2.3-pound, 16-inch fish on Feb. 7 while fishing in the tidal waters of the lower Susquehanna River.

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New Maryland record longnose gar weighs 20.5 pounds

Fishing, National Fishing, National News, News, Pennsylvania /

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recognized David Confair, of Secretary, in Dorchester County, as a new state record holder for longnose gar.
Confair caught the 20.5-pound, 49.5-inch fish on Feb. 8 while fishing in Marshyhope Creek. He was fishing the bottom of the creek in about 15 feet of water with a two-hook sabiki rig with No. 4 hooks and small cut pieces of gizzard shad.

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College student gets 17th Maryland Master Angler award

Fishing, National Fishing, News, Pennsylvania /

Dombrowski’s qualifying catches, in order, were: Bullhead catfish – 17 inches, sheepshead – 23 inches, carp – 39 inches, bluefish- 34 inches, striped bass – 47 inches, thresher shark – 91 inches, sand tiger shark – 70 inches, red drum – 43 inches, largemouth bass – 23 inches and bluefin tuna – 66 inches.

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15-year-old is named 16th FishMaryland Master Angler

Fishing, National Fishing, National News, News, Pennsylvania /

Luca Tucciarella, of Forest Hill, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
Fifteen-year-old Tucciarella is the 16th Master Angler and the third youth angler to reach the milestone award since the program began in 2019. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch 10 trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland.

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15th FishMaryland Master Angler named

Fishing, National Fishing, News, Pennsylvania /

Nick Perez, of Perryville, Md., has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
Perez is the 15th Master Angler since the program began in 2019. The award recognizes recreational anglers who catch 10 trophy-sized fish of different species in Maryland.

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Chesapeake Bay striped bass survey shows little change in poor spawning success

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The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently announced results of this year’s juvenile striped bass survey, which tracks the reproductive success of Maryland’s state fish in the Chesapeake Bay.
The 2024 young-of-year index is 2.0, well below the long-term average of 11.0, and marks the sixth consecutive year of poor reproduction.

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