News Releases

  • July 13, 2016
    Finfish Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Potomac River Finfish Advisory Committee, which is comprised of private citizens and industry representatives, will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in the John T. Parran Hearing Room in the PRFC Office, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

  • February 19, 2016
    Potomac River Fisheries Commission Meeting

    Chairman William L. Rice, Sr. announced today the Potomac River Fisheries Commission will hold its regular meeting on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in the John T. Parran Hearing Room of the Potomac River Fisheries Commission (The Carpenter Building), 222 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach, Virginia. Mr. Rice expressed his desire to invite all interested persons to attend this open public meeting.

  • December 30, 2015
    Oyster/Clam Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Potomac River Fisheries Commission Oyster/Clam Advisory Committee, which is comprised of private citizens and industry representatives, will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 in the John T. Parran Hearing Room of the PRFC building, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

  • November 20, 2015
    Potomac River Fisheries Commission Meeting

    Chairman William L. Rice, Sr. announced today the Potomac River Fisheries Commission will hold its next regular meeting to include an advertised public hearing on Friday, December 4, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the John T. Parran Hearing Room of the Potomac River Fisheries Commission (The Carpenter Building), 222 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach, Virginia. Chairman Rice invites all interested persons to attend this open public meeting.

  • September 29, 2015
    Oyster/Clam Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Potomac River Oyster/Clam Advisory Committee, which is comprised of private citizens and industry representatives, will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, 2015 in the John T. Parran Hearing Room of the PRFC building, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

  • September 14, 2015
    Potomac River Oyster Management Reserve Opens

    The Potomac River Fisheries Commission (PRFC) announced today the opening of its Oyster Management Reserve (OMR) on Ragged Point Oyster Bar in the Potomac River.

  • August 27, 2015
    Potomac River Fisheries Commission Meeting

    Chairman William L. Rice, Sr. announced today that the Potomac River Fisheries Commission will hold its next regular meeting on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the John T. Parran Hearing Room of the Potomac River Fisheries Commission Building, 222 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach, Virginia. Mr. Rice invites all interested persons to attend this open public meeting.

  • July 1, 2015
    Oyster/Clam Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Potomac River Oyster/Clam Advisory Committee, which is comprised of private citizens and industry representatives, will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in the John T. Parran Hearing Room of the PRFC building, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

  • July 1, 2015
    Crab Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Potomac River Crab Advisory Committee, which is comprised of private citizens and industry representatives, will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in the John T. Parran Hearing Room in the PRFC Office, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

  • July 1, 2015
    Finfish Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Potomac River Finfish Advisory Committee, which is comprised of private citizens and industry representatives, will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 in the John T. Parran Hearing Room in the PRFC Office, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

  • April 28, 2015
    Crab Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Potomac River Crab Advisory Committee, which is comprised of private citizens and industry representatives, will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2015, in the John T. Parran Hearing Room of the PRFC Office Building, 222 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

  • January 29, 2015
    Fin Fish Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Potomac River Finfish Advisory Committee, which is comprised of private citizens and industry representatives, will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in the John T. Parran Hearing Room in the PRFC Office, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

  • November 21, 2014
    Potomac River Fisheries Commission Meeting

    Chairman Ida C. Hall announced today the Potomac River Fisheries Commission will hold its next regular meeting on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in the John T. Parran Hearing Room of the Potomac River Fisheries Commission (The Carpenter Building), 222 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach, Virginia. Ms. Hall invites all interested persons to attend this open public meeting.

  • September 18, 2014
    Charles County Issues Water Advisory

    The Charles County, MD Department of Health advises the public that an algae bloom has occurred in local waters. Concentrations of blue-green algae, called Microcystis, have been reported near Liverpool Point and Mallows Bay and the Potomac River. Microcystis aeruginosa is a naturally occurring algae in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay and fresh waters. Blooms of blue-green algae can occur in nutrient rich environments and be harmful when they occur in high concentrations or when they produce toxins in large amounts.

  • August 29, 2014
    Potomac River Fisheries Commission Meeting

    Chairman Ida C. Hall announced today that the Potomac River Fisheries Commission will hold its next regular meeting on Friday, September 12, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. in the John T. Parran Hearing Room of the Potomac River Fisheries Commission Building, 222 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach, Virginia. Ms. Hall invites all interested persons to attend this open public meeting.

  • August 11, 2014
    Oyster/Clam Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Potomac River Oyster/Clam Advisory Committee, which is comprised of private citizens and industry representatives, will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, August 25, 2014 in the John T. Parran Hearing Room of the PRFC building, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

  • August 5, 2014
    Blue Crab Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Potomac River Blue Crab Advisory Committee, which is comprised of private citizens and industry representatives, will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2014, in the John T. Parran Hearing Room of the PRFC Office Building, 222 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

The Potomac River Fisheries Commission coordinates regulations with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) and the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, (DGIF) and with the other Atlantic coastal states through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC).