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Virginia Marine Resources Commission's patch. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission is a state agency charged with overseeing Virginia's marine and aquatic resources, and its tidal waters and homelands. [1] One of the primary functions of the Commission is to zone water areas for outdoor swimming, for oyster and clamming grounds, and for ...
In 1897, the Virginia Oyster Navy and the Board of the Chesapeake were transferred to the Virginia Fisheries Commission, [4] which was established in 1875. [5] At this time, the Oyster Navy operated two steamers, the Chesapeake and the Accomac, in addition to the two schooners.
Oyster pirates in 1884. Part of the Library of Congress notation is "Ships Julia Hamilton" though the drawing features "pirate" night dredgers.. The background of the schooner is not clear but Julia Hamilton was definitely in commission as an Oyster Police Force boat when featured in a Harper's Weekly, March 1, 1884, illustration of oyster pirates "attaching the police schooner Julia Hamilton ...
A state bureau of investigation (SBI) is a state-level detective agency in the United States. They are plainclothes agencies that usually investigate criminal cases involving the state and/or multiple jurisdictions.
Oct. 25—AUSTIN — Per regulation, the Texas commercial and recreational public oyster harvest season opens Nov. 1 and closes April 30, 2024. In an effort to protect and restore oyster reefs ...
The Prince William County Police Department found itself in the news in July 2017 for issuing an arrest warrant for Lucky Whitehead, a player in the National Football League. At the time of the incident, Whitehead, a local native of Manassas, Virginia , was a player for the Dallas Cowboys .
Robert C. Bray, 64 of Blaine, died in a two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 2:44 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, near the intersection of State Route 20 and Bayview Edison Road, according to a ...
Two years later on June 19, 1919 the newly formed West Virginia State Police (WVSP) was formed to combat and put down the rising violence of organized labor [dubious – discuss] [neutrality is disputed] in the coal and mining industry. 3 West Virginia State Troopers were killed in the two years it took to put down the uprising.