Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is working hard to improve Virginia’s economy. By establishing an Amazon fulfillment center in Augusta County, which will create 500 new jobs, and a Walgreens ...

As debate over the sustainability of the menhaden fishery in the Chesapeake Bay continues between the fishing industry and ...

The coastwide catch limit will be reduced by 20%, which is less than environmental and recreational fishing groups had hoped ...

WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESS Newswire / October 24, 2025 / The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition today welcomed a newly funded Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS) project to produce a research roadmap ...

ARLINGTON — Menhaden fisheries along the East Coast will have to reduce how many of the forage fish they catch in 2026 by 20%, or a limit of 186,840 metric tons, after the Atlantic Menhaden Management ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Andrew Cortez cares deeply about the Chesapeake Bay. "The Chesapeake Bay is our natural heritage," Cortez said. "A healthy bay helps everyone." The retired law enforcement officer was ...

REEDVILLE, VA / ACCESS Newswire / October 29, 2025 / Yesterday the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted to reduce the coastwide Atlantic menhaden quota by 20% for the 2026 season ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, Va. (WAVY) — Osprey breeding along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay is in trouble. That’s the finding of recent research by the Center for Conservation Biology at the College of ...

Early signs of fall fishing are showing up along the Virginia coastline. Speckled trout and puppy drum are in the area along with a fair bite of croaker. Some flounder are still being caught near the ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Count this sheep among the very best. A 17.4-pound speargun world record sheepshead was speared at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel earlier this month by Virginia Beach ...