Virginia Blue Crab Season Is Here!
March 17th, 2025 was the opening day for Blue Crab harvesting in the state of Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay region is known for its Blue Crab and Virginia is no … More
Press Releases
Seafood Expo North America 2025!
Seafood Expo North America 2025 will be held on March 16-18, 2025, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. SENA is the largest seafood show in North America that has … More
Make Virginia Seafood Part of Your Holiday Meals!
With the holiday season being such a busy time of the year it can be difficult to decide on what to prepare for your family this year. The VMPB would … More
Virginia Is For Oyster Lovers!
November is Virginia Oyster Month and the VMPB is celebrating all month long! Eastern Oysters are deeply connected to the history of Virginia, in fact, the scientific name for the … More
Celebrate National Seafood Month With The VMPB!
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
Celebrate Commercial Watermen Safety Week!
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
Virginia Continues To Lead The East Coast In Seafood Landings!
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
Celebrate National Oyster Day With Virginia Seafood!
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
August Is National Catfish Month!
August is National Catfish Month and there’s no better way to celebrate than with Wild Caught Virginia Blue Catfish. Blue Catfish is an invasive species that was originally released by … More
Virginia Is For Oyster Lovers!
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