Maryland DNR Launches Seafood Marketing Logo Contest

     Annapolis, Md. -- Calling all artists ─ painters, sketchers, graphic designers! The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for someone to create a new Maryland Seafood logo. The winning design will be used to in seafood marketing programs throughout the state.

     "As we develop new opportunities to promote the goodness and value of Maryland seafood, we want to update the campaign with contemporary artwork," said Steve Vilnit, DNR Fisheries marketing director. "Something more fresh, if you will."

     The new logo should be suitable for both online and printed promotional material and should work in both color reproduction and grayscale printing. All artwork must be converted to digital and should be no less than 300dpi.

     The creator of the winning design will enjoy a Chesapeake Bay trip for five where they will harvest their choice of Maryland’s three prime native seafood species ─ blue crabs, striped bass or oysters.

     Applicants must send their artwork digitally to Kelly Barnes at kbarnes@dnr.state.md.us.

     All entries are due by 5 p.m. on June 30. The winner will be chosen by the Maryland Seafood Commission and announced in July.

Maryland DNR Clarifies Snakehead Contest Rules and Prizes

     Annapolis, Md. -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources would like to clarify the rules and prizes for the Second Annual Snakehead Contest. There are no cash rewards for catching and killing a snakehead. DNR will draw three names at random from the list of anglers who submit a photo of their snakehead catch to the DNR Anglers Log.

     The three prizes are: one $200 gift certificate to Bass Pro Shops, one 2013 Maryland State Parks Pass and one 2013 Potomac River Fishing license provided by the Potomac River Fisheries Commission. The contest is open to recreational anglers only.

     To enter, anglers must submit a photo of the snakehead they caught and killed on the Anglers Log at dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries/fishingreport/log.asp. Anglers do not need to bring their catch to a citation award center to win.

     DNR will randomly draw from the submissions on November 30, 2012.

     For the original press release visit: dnr.state.md.us/dnrnews/pressrelease2012/032812.asp