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Bay scallops in an eelgrass bed. Virginia Institute of Marine Science/Bob Orth photo.

Chesapeake seagrass beds declined 38 percent in 2019

Kirk Moore

This is the fourth garvey that Jennings Boatyard in Reedville, Va., has completed for commercial fishermen. Garveys are growing in popularity among Chesapeake Bay oystermen. Jennings Boatyard photo.
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Garveys are growing on Chesapeake oystermen

Larry Chowning

Completed in 1973, the Bonnet Carré Spillway dumped a record 1.35 trillion cubic feet of nutrient rich water from the Mississippi River into the rich oyster and fishing grounds of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Corps of Engineers photo.

Disaster relief for gulf fishing communities

Paul Molyneaux

Chesapeake Bay waterman Thomas Reed Eskridge had a new engine installed and other work done on this 30'x10.5' deadrise at Chesapeake Cove Marina in Deltaville, Va. Larry Chowning photo.
Larry_Chowning

Virginia waterman gets help with repower and upgrades

Larry Chowning

Pacific cod. NOAA photo.

North Pacific Market Report: 2019 Year in Review

Charlie Ess

Red snapper at the dock. Fishermen say it appears the stock is recovered, and prices to the boats were between $5 and $6 in 2019. John DeSantis photo.
Red snapper at the dock. Fishermen say it appears the stock is recovered, and prices to the boats were between $5 and $6 in 2019. John DeSantis photo.

Gulf & South Atlantic Market Report: 2019 Year in Review

Sue Cocking

Northeast Market Report: 2019 Year in Review

Caroline Losneck

Oyster processors blast freeze trays of half-shell oysters at the Taylor Shellfish headquarters in Shelton, Wash. Jessica Hathaway photo

Judge tosses Washington state shellfish permit

Ben Fisher

The Eastern Oyster Breeding Consortium will build on the success with breeding disease-resistant oysters for aquaculture. Rutgers University photo.
The Eastern Oyster Breeding Consortium will build on the success with breeding disease-resistant oysters for aquaculture. Rutgers University photo.

East Coast project to boost oyster breeding

Kirk Moore

Record low Gulf Coast supply could jolt oyster prices

Sue Cocking

Winged kelp in cultivation. Seaweed mariculture and oysters are leading development of Alaska's underwater farming. University of Maine photo.
Winged kelp in cultivation. Seaweed mariculture and oysters are leading development of Alaska's underwater farming. University of Maine photo.

Kelp, oysters lead Alaska mariculture growth

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