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Maryland creates new Black Bass Conservation Fund

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources now has a dedicated source of funding for conservation of Maryland’ s largemouth bass and smallmouth bass—collectively called black bass—to which the state’s anglers, boaters, hunters, and others can contribute when purchasing their licenses.

A young angler holds a black bass.
photo by Brett Poffenberger, submitted
to Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Governor Wes Moore signed legislation on May 8 to create the Black Bass Conservation Fund, establishing a…