Many Maryland watermen have been stuck on land for weeks because parts of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries remain ...

Maryland officials are asking for federal help amid what they describe as one of the worst oyster seasons in state history, a ...

The northern diamondback terrapin is one of Virginia’s species in greatest need of protection, conservation groups say. But a ...

BALTIMORE - Derelict or abandoned crab pots litter the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding waterways. They can pose a serious threat to the bay's ecosystem and compete with commercial and ...

Rep. Andy Harris, R-1st-Maryland, has sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration requesting it ...

WHEN IT COMES to picking crabs, Colleen Sadler knows whereof she picks. The Eastern Shore resident has trounced her main rival -- her sister Kathy Frampton -- to win the crab-picking contest at the ...

On the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, fishing is *** little slow, but conditions are great. Captain Troy is fishing for striped bass. I started fishing when I was 8 years old. For this 5th generation ...

Everybody knows that the Chesapeake Bay's watermen are vanishing. This is where some of them went. At Eastern Correctional Institution, a state prison here on the Eastern Shore, the water is so close ...

EASTON, Md. - Maryland's new Department of Natural Resources Secretary, Josh Kurtz has been appointed by Governor Wes Moore amid concerns from Eastern Shore watermen. Kurtz, who previously served as ...

From the Chesapeake Bay to the Carolinas, fishermen across the East Coast are taking legal action to repeal regulations they say are threatening their industry and livelihoods. From the Chesapeake Bay ...