August 7, 2026: Effective 12 noon, Saturday, August 8th, 2026, the Virginia horseshoe crab dredge harvest commercial fishery will close. Based upon landing reports from Virginia seafood buyers and horseshoe crab harvesters, it is projected that Virginia will have harvested 100% of the horseshoe crab dredge category quota allocated to be harvested by Virginia Horseshoe Crab Class A and Class B Dredge Category Permittees by the above date and time. [ Notice ]
July 29, 2026: Results of the July VMRC Commission Meeting can be found here [ Draft Minutes ]
June 24, 2026: Results of the June VMRC Commission Meeting can be found here [ Final Minutes ]
June 18, 2026: ASMFC and MAFMC are seeking participants for a stakeholder workshop on recreational sector separation options for the summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish fisheries. [ Notice ]
May 29, 2026: June 5-7, 2026 have been declared Free Fishing Days (Saltwater). [ Notice | Media Release
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May 26, 2026: Results of the May VMRC Commission Meeting can be found here [ Final Minutes ]
May 18, 2026: Winter Dredge Survey Media Release
May 14, 2026: Joseph D Grist has been appointed by Governor Abigail Spanberger as Commissioner of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, effective today, May 14, 2026.
May 12, 2026: There will be an CMAC meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 4:00 PM at the VMRC Main Office (5/14 Update: Please note location change). The meeting will be livestreamed.
[ Agenda ]
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