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Maryland Fishery Resources Office

     

The Maryland Fishery Resources Office (MFRO), located in Annapolis, coordinates fish tagging programs in cooperation with federal and state agencies along the eastern seaboard.  The Cooperative Tagging Program has provided critical information for striped bass restoration, and will likely be as important to sturgeon, shad, and horseshoe crab conservation. Information from these tagging programs can be used to monitor the status of stocks, restore fish populations, and set seasons on harvest.  The Cooperative Tagging Program has provided essential information for striped bass restoration, and conservation.  However, our understanding of migration, mortality, and spawning behavior is far from complete for these species, this is where you can help by collecting and reporting tags. We hope you enjoy your visit to our web site.

 
American Shad

Alosa sapidissima 		Striped Bass
(Rockfish)
Morone saxatilis 		Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus		 Atlantic Sturgeon

Acipenser oxyrinchus

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Maryland Fishery Resources Office
177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
Annapolis, MD 21401
Office Phone Number: (410) 263-2604
Office Fax Number: (410) 263-2608
Tag Report Phone Number:1-800-448-8322
Office Hours: Monday - Friday
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
(excluding federal holidays)

If you have questions, comments or suggestions,
please send an e-mail message to the Web Manager:
Tina_McCrobie@fws.gov

The U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service mission is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, plants, wildlife, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

Tina McCrobie & Richard Wise
[USFWS MFRO]
Revised: October 23, 2003