News and This Weeks Goodness from the MD DNR

Via MD DNR:

The following is a look at the week ahead for fisheries related events, along with a synopsis of recent Maryland fisheries related news clippings:

The Week Ahead:

February 16 & 17 (Saturday & Sunday) - MD DNR Fisheries Service at the Pasadena Sportfishing Group's Annual Flea Market @ Earleigh Heights Fire Hall, Severna park, MD; Contact: klockwood@dnr.state.md.us

February 19 - 21 (Tuesday - Thursday) - Winter meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Alexandria, VA;  For information: www.asmfc.org

February 21 (Thursday) - 5:30 PM; MD DNR Blue Crab Commercial Industry Work Group meets @ Tawes State Office Building, Annapolis, MD; Contact: bdavis@dnr.state.md.us

Recent Fisheries Related News Clippings:

Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration plan IDs 24 sites in Md., Va. with best bivalve potential
Associated Press
http://bit.ly/12lJv4r

As Bay's Health Improves, Fishermen wait for Easing of Harvest
WAMU.org
http://bit.ly/12lJv4r

Be Prepared for a Big Fish
Southern MD News
http://bit.ly/Yhn3DH

Four New Drop Off Locations to Recycle Oyster Shells
The Outdoor Wire
http://bit.ly/YhgzVs

Blog: Road Deicers Could Be Making the Region Too Salty
Maryland Sea Grant
http://ow.ly/hIZSZ

Simns honored by governor
The Kent County (Md.) News
http://ow.ly/hIZQj

Blog: Susquehanna Fish Tales
Choose Clean Water
http://ow.ly/hFYwQ

Annapolis scientist wins weather award for work with bay buoys
The Baltimore (Md.) Sun
http://ow.ly/hBHz6

Chesapeake Bay Watershed Public Access Plan Available
The Fishing Wire
http://bit.ly/Y9dfK1

Annapolis scientist wins weather award for work with bay buoys
The Baltimore (Md.) Sun 
http://ow.ly/hBHz6

Vital Magothy River grasses vanish
The (Annapolis,Md.) Capital Gazette 
http://ow.ly/hBHAm

Chicken farmer seeks legal fees from waterkeepers
The (Annapolis,Md.) Capital Gazette 
http://ow.ly/hBHBe

Griffin, Bowen honored by Bay Trust
The (Annapolis,Md.) Capital Gazette 
http://ow.ly/hBHCw

Award for watermen tourism program
The (Annapolis,Md.) Capital Gazette 
http://ow.ly/hBHDc

Master Plan to Restore Native Oyster Population in Chesapeake Bay
WBOC-16 (Salisbury,Md.) TV 
http://ow.ly/hBHJw

Atlantic Coast

Proposed Wind Farm Areas Clear Environmental Hurdles
Maryland Coast Dispatch
http://bit.ly/Yu8cVb

Maryland's Proposed Shark Limits Could Affect Fishing
The Examiner
http://bit.ly/ZdDhCx

Freshwater

From Fish Tank to Stream - Kids Learn the Connection
Southern MD News
http://bit.ly/YbqIkt

Fisheries Service

Maryland Department of Natural Resources 

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