Rockfish season will start April 1 as scheduled, after brief legislative delay

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 576

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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The state’s rockfish season will start in April as scheduled, after it was almost derailed this week by a legislative committee’s hold on the season, briefly causing chaos among charter boats that had booked customers for April 1.

But the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review granted final approval of the regulations just in time Wednesday, allowing the season to begin as scheduled, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

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