Contact FisheriesWaterman - Sign Up for Department Updates Via Text Messages
The Maryland Fisheries Service has a program which sends text messages to your cell phone, the messages represent public notices, regulation updates and other species specific information. For example, a day or two before a regulation change goes into effect or a closure period update you will receive a text reminder. There is no charge for this program from the Fisheries Service, but there may be charges from your cell phone service provider if you don't have a texting plan so check with them for details. To sign up, click the appropriate link below and enter your name, cell phone number (numbers only, example 4431234567), select your service provider and then click the subscribe button - it's that easy and you can unsubscribe at any time.
If you have questions you can e-mail them to us here at the Fisheries Service.
Online Commercial Reporting
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service is happy to provide you with online commercial reporting services. The Standard Atlantic Fisheries Information System, known as "SAFIS", offers these benefits:
- Enter Trip reports and negative reports online in place of sending in paper reports
- Save on postage, paper and ink (as well as time and energy)
- Reports enter immediately (less delinquent violations)
Interested in signing up?
Please contact Janelle Mueller at DNR or call 410.260.8256 with the following information:
- Full Name
- Address
- Phone Number
- License Type and Number
- Vessel Registration Number (Coast Guard or MD)
Already signed up wiht SAFIS? Click here to sign in!
Late Reporting Information
- Late Report Lists Described
- Commercial Reporting Hotline
- The best way for you to speak with a DNR representative is for you to call the Commercial Reporting Hotline at (1-800-893-2722). This is a voicemail system and you will have the opportunity to leave a message including your name, license number and question. Your phone call will be returned in the order that it was received. We ask that you please be patient, at times we receive a large volume of calls, however, your call will be returned by someone from DNR who can assist you with your problem or question. Thank you.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Late Reporting Lists
Late Reporting Lists are Currently Under Maintenance, Please Check Back Periodically
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- Guide to Licenses and Reporting
- Commerical License Types and Fees
- How Do I Apply For a Commercial License
- Fishing Regulations
- Striped Bass Harvest Updates
- Yellow Perch Management & Harvest Updates
- Cheseapeake Bay Pound Nets
- Striped Bass Permit
- Oyster Dredge Permit
- Razor Clam Permit
- Apprenticeship Program
- MD Provisional Charterboat Permit
- Fishing Guide Reciprocity
- Daily Record of Commercial Crabbing Form
- Printable Commercial Harvest Report Forms
Useful Links
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There is now an easier way to report commercial crab harvest. You can send in your crab harvest reports by text message from any cell phone. The Department has developed a system that allows you to submit daily crab harvest information in a text message instead of in your log book. The text message is less than 60 c... Read More → |  |
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First Comment Period Open for Black Drum Fisheries Management Plan | (5/8/2012) The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) is currently seeking comment on the Public Information Document for an Interstate Fisheries Management Plan for Black Drum. The document can be found on the Commission website (asmfc.org) under Brea... |
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DNR Reminds Commercial Fishermen of Spiny Dogfish Regulations | (5/2/2012) Annapolis, Md. (May 2, 2012) ─The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces that the commercial spiny dogfish fishery is open; Fishermen without a permit from the National Marine Fisheries Service may catch up to 3,000 pounds of the fis... |
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Governor O'Malley Signs Laws to Improve Fishery Management | (5/2/2012) Annapolis, Md. (May 2, 2012) - Today, Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law several pieces of legislation to improve enforcement of our natural resource laws and further sustainable fisheries management and aquaculture businesses. The bills were supported b... |
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Governor Martin O'Malley Announces Chesapeake Bay Juvenile Blue Crab Population Highest on Record | (4/19/2012) Overall population highest since 1993 according to winter dredge surveyRiva, Md. (April 19, 2012) - Governor Martin O'Malley today announced the Chesapeake Bay's juvenile blue crab population is at the highest level on record, and the overall blue crab populat... |
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Emergency Closing for Patapsco River in Brooklyn | (3/27/2012) Department of Health Warns Against Direct Water Contact March 26, 2012 - The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has ordered an emergency closing and warns against direct water contact for a section of the Patapsco River in Brooklyn, Maryland. The affect... |
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Electronic Commercial Reporting Reminder - Online Reporting Available | (3/20/2012) The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fisheries Service in conjunction with the Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) provide an electronic system for receiving harvest reports from watermen. The electronic reports, which are a... |
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