Maryland, Virginia Race to Save Dwindling Commercial Fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay

Inside Climate News · By Aman Azhar · last updated March 17, 2023 – 11:03 AM

Predatory invasive species are blamed for causing blue crab and other commercial stocks to drop significantly, prompting a renewed effort to remedy the situation.

By Aman Azhar

Alarmed by plummeting stocks of commercial fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay, officials in Maryland and Virginia are scrambling to control invasive fish species that are causing at least part of the problem.

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