Posts Tagged ‘watermen’
Md. Directs COVID Relief Toward Agriculture, Seafood Industry
Maryland farmers, producers and watermen that have been impacted by the pandemic could be eligible for COVID relief funding. Governor Larry Hogan said Tuesday that the targeted relief of more than $9-million comes from a $600-million economic relief packaged announced by the state during the pandemic. The Maryland Department of Agriculture and the Department of…
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Abandoned Crab Pots Pose Threat to Fish
Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science are surveying area waterman about abandoned crab pots and their impact on bay life. So-called “ghost pots” in the Chesapeake Bay are reported to impact and even kill fish, birds and turtles. The Institute says the latest estimates are that nearly 150,000 pots are abandoned in the…
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