Ella Hebron: Back in the Bay
By Joel McCord Ella Hebron may be a British national, but her first sailing experience
Bay News
News from around the Chesapeake Bay
Research shows Chesapeake Bay streams are getting saltier
Story by Lauren Hines-Acosta With the arrival of spring, many freshwater streams in the Chesapeake
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind is Live!
By John Page Williams On March 23, the first Wind Turbine Generator in Dominion Power’s
MD Settles with M/V Dali Owner in Key Bridge Collapse
Dozens of Claims Still Set for Trial By Meg Walburn Viviano The owner and operator
Dolphin Watch Sighting Season has Begun
By Krista Pfunder When dolphins move northward of Lower Bay, it’s the start of dolphin
Striped Bass Initiative Visits the Chesapeake
By John Page Williams Maryland’s new striped bass seasons are in force, permitting catch-and-release fishing
On Menhaden: Time to Do the Science
Story by John Page Williams The question of localized depletion has been the heart of
‘Back to what it was’: DC sewage response shifts to cleanup
By Jeremy Cox, Bay Journal In a wooded gully a few dozen yards from the
Richmond’s Falcon Cam Captures Nesting Season Up Close
Story by Krista Pfunder A camera perched on the 21st floor of a building in
Maryland Oyster Contrasts—Disastrous Season vs. Record Spatfall
Story by John Page Williams Three weeks ago, Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) extended
Fifty Years of Pride
Story by John Page Williams For the Pride of Baltimore II and the organization that
The Chesapeake Bay Freeze-Up of 2026: Iceboating, Watermen, and Winter on the Eastern Shore
Photos by Jay Fleming In January and February 2026, the Chesapeake Bay transformed into a