The Week Ahead via MD DNR

Via MD DNR:

The following is a look at the week ahead for fisheries related events, along with a synopsis of recent Maryland fisheries related news clippings:

The Week Ahead:

February 25th (Monday) - MD DNR Commercial Striped Bass Industry Work Group meets @ Tawes State Office Building, Annapolis, MD; 9 AM-12 noon; Contact: jlawrence@dnr.state.md.us

February 27th (Wednesday) - Meeting of the MD DNR Black Bass Round Table @ the Tawes State Office Building, Annapolis, MD 21401; Contact:jlove@dnr.state.md.us

Recent Fisheries Related News Clippings:

Chesapeake Bay

Bay Watermen Become Chesapeake Tour Guides
Bay Weekly
http://ow.ly/hUSS4

Opinion: Efforts to fight pollution in the Chesapeake Bay must address pesticide runoff
The Baltimore (Md.) Sun
http://ow.ly/hUSUZ

Opinion: Cleaning the bay and protecting the farming community
Southern Maryland Newspapers Online
http://ow.ly/hUSVG

Opinion: Chesapeake Bay's Signs of Resilience Cause for Optimism
Bay Journal News Service
http://ow.ly/hUST3

Blog: Restoration Spotlight: Tilghman Islanders grow oysters to replenish local reefs
Chesapeake Bay Program
http://ow.ly/hUSWH

Blog: How's the Bay Doin'?
Greenversations
http://ow.ly/hUSYf

Watermen Question Harris Creek Plan
The Star Democrat
http://bit.ly/13mAkfY

Yellow Perch to Spawn Soon
The Advocate
http://bit.ly/XOGcLj

Researchers Guaging Sandy's Impact to the Chesapeake Bay
WTOP
http://bit.ly/ZjVqeg

Community Conversations: State of the Oyster
Eye on Annapolis
http://bit.ly/W5YhdC

Maryland Names Wildlands Area in Honor of Eugene Piotrowski
The Outdoor Wire
http://bit.ly/Xrxpjl

4 Oyster Shell Recycling Drop-Off Sites Open in Dorchester Co.
WBOC16 (Salisbury, Md.) TV
http://ow.ly/hK5O7

Fish abnormalities found in Severn and South rivers and Mattawoman Creek
The Baltimore (Md.) Sun
http://ow.ly/hQrfl

Slurp oysters and save
The (Annapolis, Md.) Capital Gazette
http://ow.ly/hQrhl

Watermen question Harris Creek plan
The (Easton, Md.) Star Democrat
http://ow.ly/hQrjh

Century-old skipjack on mend
The (Salisbury, Md.) Daily Times
http://ow.ly/hQrlS

New book details life of waterman on Chesapeake
Southern Maryland Newspapers Online
http://ow.ly/hQrqO

Stream Restoration Challenge has $6 million in grants for Chesapeake Bay projects
Associated Press
http://ow.ly/hSvFp

WHY CRISFIELD FLOODED: Scientist uncovers bay behavior that doomed Maryland town during Sandy
The (Salisbury, Md.) Daily Times
http://ow.ly/hSvGl

Blog: Fighting for the Life of a River... and Watching the Fish Return
Bay Daily
http://ow.ly/hSvJ4

Maryland Oyster Group Supporting No Shell Left Behind" Tax Crdit
Daily Journal.net
http://bit.ly/UILeNv

Oysters are the Focus of Museum Programs
The Baltimore Sun
http://bsun.md/YaPdAE

We can all Learn from Watermen
The Baltimore Sun
http://bsun.md/XpHXzs

Freshwater (Inland)

DNR to Start Spring Trout Stocking
The Frederick News Post
http://bit.ly/WYUYDx

Hunting, Fishing Pack an Economic Wallop for Maryland
The Gazette.net
http://bit.ly/XB5Vtt

Atlantic Coast

NMFS to Reconsider Dusky Shark Measures

NOAA Fisheries
http://1.usa.gov/XxtDXE

Bad News for Striped Bass
Saltwater Sportsman
http://bit.ly/Xx9W27

2013-2014 Atlantic Bluefish Specifications - Please Comment 
Federal Register
http://1.usa.gov/Ynk8aN

NOAA Announces Public Fishing Access Site Register
NOAA Fisheries
http://1.usa.gov/VOrV7f

National

Deadline Approaching for Scholarship offered by OWAA
The Outdoor Wire
http://bit.ly/YndUYg

Have a great week!

Boom...Morgan