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- HB 1656 Menhaden fishing; prohibited in waters adjacent to certain localities.
- HB 1689 Pound net licenses; prohibits Marine Resources Commission from issuing in waters of Chesapeake Bay.
- HB 1712 Fishing; if person is in interjurisdictional inland waters he is subject to laws of jurisdiction.
- HB 1723 Virginia Marine Resources Commission; permits for encroachment on subaqueous beds.
- HB 1724 Crab dredging season; Virginia Marine Resources Commission to adjust opening or closing dates.
- HB 1886 Crabbing area; clarifies boundaries where taking or catching of crabs is prohibited.
- HB 1913 Menhaden fishing; prohibits from taking with purse nets in Rappahannock River & its tributaries.
- HB 1944 Public oyster ground; increases amount of time MRC is required to post public notice before closing.
- HB 2126 Wetland mitigation banks; removes references to an outdated map used to identify.
- HB 2165 Menhaden fishing; Marine Resource Commission to assess fee for those caught with purse net.
- HB 2166 Summer flounder; MRC to adopt regulations that establish size limits for commercial fishermen.
- HB 2186 Chesapeake Bay crab meat; containers should include at least 51% by weight, crab taken from Bay.
- HB 2187 Baylor Ground; removes certain area in waters of Crippen Creek from natural oyster beds, etc.
- HB 2263 Commercial fisheries; provides for state and local tax, regulatory relief, and preservation thereof.
- HB 2280 Menhaden fishing; Marine Resource Commission to assess fee for those caught with purse net.
- HB 2310 Filled subaqueous bottomlands; Marine Resources Commission to convey title if lawfully deposited.
- HB 2369 Menhaden; cap on harvesting will be reduced 20 percent annually.
- HB 2502 Oysters; measurement standard.
- HJ 624 Shellfish industry and state regulators; USFDA, et al., to work to improve shellfish safety.
- SB 765 Menhaden fishery; directs MRC to adopt regulations to implement Interstate Fishery Management Plan.
- SB 921 Pianakatank River & Narrows; VMRC to convey easements for purpose of installing, etc. cable system.
- SB 963 Aquaculture opportunity zones; removes authority of MRC to establish commercial shellfish zones.
- SB 964 Coastal resource management; Marine Resources Commission, et al., to develop integrated guidance.
- SB 995 Special combined individual sportfishing licenses; boat license.
- SB 1133 Filled subaqueous bottomlands; Marine Resources Commission to convey title if lawfully deposited.
- SB 1299 Fishing; if person is in interjurisdictional inland waters he is subject to laws of jurisdiction.
- SJ 330 Subaqueous bottomland; VIMS and VMRC to jointly study ways to better utilize those on seaside.