The recent cold evenings this week are beginning to have an effect on water temperatures in the Chesapeake Bay and tidal rivers. Bay surface water temperatures are down to about 70 degrees Fahrenheit and the tidal rivers are in the mid to upper 60s. As a result, the upper bay region striped bass fisheries are Read the Rest…
New Zealand Mudsnail Found in Baltimore County; First Known Presence in Maryland The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the first known presence of a new, non-native, freshwater mollusk in Maryland waters. After being notified in early September of small snails in the Gunpowder River, department biologists and species expert Edward Levri confirmed the Read the Rest…