LAUREL – Joanne Wilson loves puppies

CAMBRIDGE – Two years after Maryland and Virginia implemented major restrictions on crab harvesting, the Chesapeake Bay’s crab population has more than doubled

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ANNAPOLIS – The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population is “roaring back,” thanks to harvest restrictions that helped boost the adult female crab population, Gov

ANNAPOLIS – Maryland fishermen say new federal regulations on sea scallops benefit large fishing companies in New England — and put small boats out of business

ANNAPOLIS – A bill filed late in the House of Delegates would require the Department of Natural Resources to establish oyster sanctuaries in half of the viable habitat and create a more specific fishery management plan for oysters — and place a moratorium on oyster harvesting until those goals are met

ANNAPOLIS – The state attorney general and some legislators in both houses are backing a ban on arsenic in chicken feed, a move they say will help poultry farmers and the environment

ANNAPOLIS – For 20 years, Roy Rafter made his living as a waterman, catching fish, crabs and oysters

ANNAPOLIS – Watermen converged on the State House on Tuesday to voice their support for bills that would drastically diminish the Department of Natural Resources’ ability to regulate oyster harvesting

ANNAPOLIS – The chairman of Perdue Farms called a lawsuit against one of the company’s contract farms “one of the largest threats to the family farm in the last 50 years,” and asked Maryland’s Eastern Shore delegation to help