Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Virginia have introduced a bill to eliminate restrictions on harvesting of blue catfish, an invasive species that has devastated ecosystems in the Chesapeake Bay region.

The proposal advancing through the General Assembly hopes to get more blue catfish out of state waters and on to people’s ...

Atlantic menhaden weigh less than a pound and measure little more than a foot long but the small fish has big consequences ...

From white-sand beaches to lakefront views and even a riverwalk filled with shopping and dining, these five Southern ...

A critical fish species in the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic menhaden, could be declining rapidly. Or its numbers could be growing. There is no data on Atlantic menhaden populations in ...

The court ruled that it was the state the fishing entities should sue over regulations, not an interstate compact ...

Project leaders with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel reported that Chessie, the tunnel boring machine used to dig the second ...

House Bill 2713 (HB2713) would require the Commonwealth of Virginia to conduct a study of the status of Atlantic menhaden in Virginia’s portion of the Chesapeake ...

The cold hand of winter may be loosening its icy grip on the Maryland landscape with warmer temperatures forecast this week. Fast-moving streams and creeks in the western region are providing ...

The debate over whether to fund a study on the status of Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay will be taken up again in ...

Privateer made inroads with the Chesapeake Bay commercial fishing boat market early. This photo was taken in the 1980s of the ...