The Murky Minds of MDE Regulators Confuse Those

 By Richard Pelz THE CHESAPEAKE Things that make you go HUH???? Environmentalists have been talking about it for decades, politicians almost as long. The Chesapeake Bay needs more oysters. Jay Heberle of Calvert county got it. He understands. He took it all in. Then he decided to do something about it. As a waterfront property [...]

Dec 27 2010 | Posted in The Bay/Environment | Read More »

Bivalve’s dramatic demise is as ‘quiet as a clam’

This clam dredger was underway in 1968 when this photo was taken by NOAA on the Chesapeake Bay. Clam dredges still operate on the Patuxent.

Unlike oysters, which build elaborate reefs, soft-shell clams burrow into the sediment where they are out of sight – and seemingly out of mind.

Oct 17 2010 | Posted in The Bay/Environment | Read More »

Meet Diamond Jim In Southern Maryland Waters

There may not be gold in Southern Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay and tributary waters but there are some greenbacks with fins to be had if you catch one of the infamous “Diamond Jim” tagged fish. The 6th Annual Maryland Fishing Challenge has been underway since May of this year and continues through Labor Day weekend. Among [...]

Sep 2 2010 | Posted in Boating/Recreation,Fishing | Read More »
The Chesapeake TAGS
Alan Brylawski Annapolis baitfish Baltimore bluefish Breton Bay Bushwood Wharf Capt. Greg Buckner catfish Chalk Point Charles County Chesapeake Chesapeake Bay Christmas chum Coast Guard deer Fred McCoy grass shrimp Gregorian Fault Jack Rue Key Largo Larry Jarboe Lexington Park Maryland MDE oysters Patuxent River Piney Point Point Lookout Point Lookout Hotel Potomac River Ridge Rockfish soft shell clams Solomon's Island Spring Gobbler St. Clements Island St. George Island St. Mary's County Stephen G. Uhler striped bass The Chesapeake trolling rigs trophy rockfish
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