U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reminds anglers not to throw unwanted items overboard. Please read the following information: While more than 400,000 anglers fish the Chesapeake Bay each spring and summer, approximately 3,600 pairs of osprey are busy building nests and rearing young. Ospreys line their nests with both natural and manmade materials. Adult birds and their young have been found entangled in fishing line and impaled with hooks. Anglers can reduce injuries or deaths to osprey and other wildlife by simply disposing their broken lines, lures and hooks in trash containers. Help protect Chesapeake Bay wildlife. For additional angler conservation information, visit the Ethical Angler Program website. |