Maryland
Poor Year for Chesapeake Striped Bass Production
Preliminary results from a long-term survey conducted by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) suggest poor striped bass production in Virginia tributaries of Chesapeake Bay in 2012. The 2012 year class represents the group of fish...
Bruce Kirby Inducted into Sailing Hall of Fame
Darien Times: Bruce Kirby, of Rowayton, Connecticut, has been named as 1 of the 9 sailors who are members of the 2012 class of inductees into the National Sailing Hall of Fame. Kirby, a newspaperman and former editor of...
NOAA Tells Congress it Should Stay in Gloucester
Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have told Congress that a proposal to relocate the Northeast Regional Office of the National Marine Fisheries Service from Gloucester to Maryland would be costly and could be disruptive and inefficient,...
Man Arrested for BUI in Westport, CT
TheHour.com: A Maryland man was charged with reckless operation of a vessel while intoxicated after a passenger aboard his 26’ motorboat suffered serious injuries when he was struck by the boat’s propeller Saturday night . Westport Police Lt....
Feds May Move NOAA Out of Gloucester
An amendment to a proposed federal spending plan for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would close the agency’s Northeast regional office of the National Marine Fisheries Service in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and move the bulk of fisheries management, administration...
Eastport 32: Concept to Creation
Tom Weaver and Mick Price were having a beer at the Boatyard Bar and Grill in Annapolis, Maryland, one afternoon in late 2006 when they got to talking about designing their ideal powerboat. Close friends and business partners, they...
New Blog Debuts on BoatingLocal
BoatingLocal is pleased to introduce a new blog written by experienced boater, writer and photographer Thad Kubis. Kubis’s award-winning photography has been featured in such well-known publications as Black & White, Northeast Boating, Cruising World, SAIL and of course,...
Chesapeake YOY Striped Bass Index Fourth Highest Ever
Huge numbers of young-of-the-year striped bass were recorded during Maryland’s annual survey in the Chesapeake, where the majority of East Coast stripers are spawned. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that the 2011 Young of the...
Maryland Officials Seize Illegal Striper Catch
The Baltimore Sun reports that members of Maryland’s Natural Resources Police have seized an illegal fishing net filled with nearly three tons of striped bass worth around $15,0000 on Tuesday morning (February 1) off the tip of Kent Island....
