DNR to Hold Public Hearing on Croaker

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The DNR Fisheries Service will hold a public hearing on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Draft Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Croaker Plan, Monday, Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m., C-1 Conference Room, DNR Headquarters, 580 Taylor Ave, Annapolis. Draft 1 proposes the establishment of biological reference points (i.e., biomass and fishing mortality targets and thresholds) to manage the croaker resource and includes options to control fishing mortality regionally or on a coastwide basis. To read more, click here.

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September 8, 2005

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov