Multiple Congressional Representatives from Maryland and Virginia have joined forces to introduce a unique federal response ...

No blockbuster news from the saltwater end of things this weekend. Tautog are still the most likely catch in the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel was the site of most of the catches… ...

Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay is slowly disappearing as sea rises and erosion hits the shoreline. The population has ...

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Hampton River restoration project reaches big milestone with installation of 650 oyster shell bags ...

Chesapeake Bay’s oysters make a steady comeback. The Maryland mollusks have survived decades of overharvesting, disease and drought. April 24, 2025. 5 min. Summary.

Greenish-yellow slicks observed on the Chesapeake Bay and local rivers in April are pollen, not pollution. While harmless to the waterways, the pollen can trigger allergies, which are worsening ...

It turns out the Chesapeake Bay has got a friend in Pennsylvania to paraphrase the Keystone State’s longtime slogan. Maybe that’s wishful thinking.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — At a dire point in the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort, some say hope is springing from an unlikely place: the state of Pennsylvania. Maryland and other states filed a ...

Chesapeake Bay is at a turning point. Once severely polluted, the bay has seen major improvements in recent years. But President Trump's proposed budget would slash key programs.

Chesapeake Bay fish fight Conservationists in Virginia worry that overfishing of menhaden is harming the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem. But state lawmakers have yet to approve funding to study the issue.

"I wouldn't call them ugly," Dollar said with a laugh. "But I wouldn't call them poster children for the Chesapeake writ large." But in recent years, menhaden have become a major symbol of the bay.