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Commercial Striped Bass December Season Modification
DNR has announced a modification to the fishing hours and check-in time for the December 2005 commercial striped bass drift gill net season. During the month of December, drift gill net fishing is permitted from 3 a.m. until midnight. Harvest must be checked in within three hours of completing a fishing trip or not later than 9 a.m. the day following the harvest date. Read more.
December 1, 2005The 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