USDA Creates New Office of Seafood 
NOAA rescinds regulation prohibiting commercial fishing in Atlantic monument area 
Court strikes down Mississippi oyster leasing law 
Bill would help seafood industry ‘left out’ of major US grant programs 
A PLAYING FIELD THAT ISN’T LEVEL: CANADA OPENS THE FLOODGATES WHILE AMERICAN FISHERMEN FACE TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS New Striped Bass Season Changes Collide with Emergency Bill in Annapolis
Photo by: Pixabay By Hannah Combs for Kent County News – March 12, 2026 ANNAPOLIS…
Fishing Industry Conservation Groups React to MD Striped Bass Bill
Photo by Maryland Biodiversity Project Article by: Michael Dane for WBOC News March 10, 2026…
Bill would limit DNR regulatory authority of striped bass
Watch the following news clip from 3/11/26 from WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNbO67Bjr_I
Dozens Of Dead Fish, Crabs And Birds Wash Ashore At Calvert Cliffs State Park In “Nexus Event”
Photo by: Patrick Flaherty Article by Carrie Cabral for TheBayNet LUSBY, Md. — In mid- to…
Eastern Shore captain says Gov. Wes Moore abandoned watermen after promise
Photo by Steve Pierce Article by GARY COLLINS | Spotlight on Maryland | FoxBaltimore Thu,…
DC health officials lift water advisory on Potomac River after sewage spill
Photo by: Jessica Kronzer WTOPNews March 2, 2026, WTOPNews Article by: Jessica Kronzer D.C….
Virginia will remain in ASMFC as bill to withdraw was continued to 2027
These Reedville, Va., menhaden steamers await the outcome of the ongoing debate of how much…
Maryland Requests Federal Fishery Disaster Declaration for Commercial Oyster Fleet
Photo by Oyster Encyclopedia In the attached letter below signed by Governor Moore, Maryland has…
DFA Testifying in Favor of SB755 March 10th
The Delmarva Fisheries Association fully supports bill SB755 and will be testifying in favor of…
FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DELMARVA FISHERIES ASSOCIATION:
Recently with the introduction of Senate Bill 755, the bill…