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After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision puts the blue crab’s fragile population in jeopardy.
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Underwater grasses called ‘canary in the coalmine’ for Bay ecosystem. -
Some invertebrate species struggled, and the water's a little cloudier this year.
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L. Kellogg/Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceThe warm stretches are natural occurrences, but are becoming hotter and more frequent due to climate change, one researcher said.
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Menhaden have been valuable to a commercial fishery dating back more than a century.
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Keyris Manzanares/VPM News Focal PointWhile the season was extended last year, a specialist says that won’t be the norm.
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The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the night before.
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Keyris Manzanares/VPM NewsEven with an increase over last year, numbers don't approach a 1993 peak.
