October is National Seafood Month and the VMPB would like to highlight the importance of Virginia’s Commercial Seafood Industry. Virginia is currently third in the nation and first on the … More
The VMPB would like to inform you that Governor Glenn Youngkin has proclaimed the week of September 15-21, 2024, Commercial Waterman Safety Week. Help support our commercial watermen and women … More
The VMPB has currently released there 2022 Virginia Top 20 Landings Figures and Virginia continues to be third in the nation and first on the East Coast in Oyster landings. … More
Today is National Oyster Day and the VMPB knows there’s no better place than Virginia to celebrate! Virginia’s love for oysters goes all the way back to the Native Americans … More
While Virginia Oyster Month might be in November Virginia Oyster Season is a year-round event! Virginia’s Oyster is regularly among the top ten species in annual landings for the state … More
Celebrate the Fourth of July with Virginia Seafood! Let us help take the stress over what to serve this year at your holiday barbeque. Thanks to Virginia’s commercial watermen and … More
Today is National Catfish Day and the VMPB would like to highlight a relatively new member of the Virginia Seafood industry, the Wild Caught Blue Catfish. The Blue Catfish is … More
As we move into a summer filled with seafood festivals, fish frys, and crab picking lets take a moment to appreciate Virginia’s commercial watermen and women who contribute to making … More
Mike Hutt from the VMPB was recently interviewed by Undercurrent News about the Blue Catfish plaguing the Chesapeake Bay. During Seafood Expo Global the VMPB highlighted Wild Caught Blue Catfish … More
The Virginia Tech Seafood AREC will be hosting a summit on May 3rd to discuss seafood tracability at the Newport News Virginia Tech Center. Below are links to register and … More
