For about 200 years the Ashland Mill Dam, about a half-hour north of Richmond, blocked many fish from moving through the ...

The recent demolition of a dam has allowed hickory shad, eels and other species to thrive in new stretches of the South Anna River.

Conservationists in Virginia worry that overfishing of menhaden is harming the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem. But state lawmakers have yet to approve funding to study the issue. In Virginia, some little ...

Sportfishing groups and environmentalists are calling for a partial moratorium on Virginia’s menhaden reduction fishery, citing troubling declines of certain bird and fish species that feed on them. A ...

EASTERN SHORE, Va. - Thousands of dead fish were spilled in Hampton Roads waters Tuesday morning and are washing up on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. According to the Virginia Marine Resources ...

In Virginia, some little fish are at the center of a big, decadeslong fight. They're called menhaden. Conservationists worry that overfishing is harming the ecosystem in the Chesapeake Bay. Industry ...

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