Pound Net Fishing on the Chesapeake « Chesapeake Bay environment
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A shifting climate may be bringing a new commercial fishery to the Mid-Atlantic
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Notes from the Cockpit: Fishing Around Pound Nets
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Industrial fishing is choking the Chesapeake Bay
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Chesapeake Bay Fish Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images
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Striped bass in net. The fish is also known as rockfish.; CHESAPEAKE BAY, MARYLAND Stock Photo - Alamy
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Jay Fleming - Soundings Online
Chesapeake Bay Program on LinkedIn: Chesapeake Bay Program notes increase in wetlands across the watershed
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Fisheries - Chesapeake Bay Foundation
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Chesapeake Bay Fish Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images
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Fishing with Nets Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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After a steep decline, sturgeon numbers up in Chesapeake Bay - Rivah Visitor's Guide
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Kate Livie, Chesapeake Writer
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Net Losses: Declaring War on the Menhaden – Mother Jones