VA’s Proposed Winter Crab Dredge Season is Officially Dead
Virginia’s winter crab dredge fishery is banned for the 2024-25 year. After a public hearing
State of the Bay
Naturalist John Page Williams goes beneath the surface to tell you what the Chesapeake Bay’s wildlife is up to.
East Coast Striped Bass Managers to Consider More Rockfish Season Closures
On the heels of a dismal 2024 striped bass population survey, Atlantic coast fishery managers
Locations Picked for Three Large-Scale New Oyster Restoration Reefs in MD
“Now what?” is a question Maryland oyster restoration experts may have been asking themselves in
Inner Harbor Ecosystem Gets “C” Grade, City Expands Swimming Events, Paddle Sports
The health of Baltimore City’s Inner Harbor has a bad rap that persists even as
Bay Rockfish Survey Brings Bad News, Possible Fishing Bans
Concerns about striped bass have been mounting for years, and catch limits have been tightening.
Bay Scallops Bounce Back, Approach Level Needed for Recreational Harvest
Bay scallops, who live in those quintessential “seashells” you see decorating beach houses everywhere, aren’t
Study Links Menhaden Depletion to Osprey Chicks Starving in Nests
Ospreys are treasured on the Chesapeake Bay as a harbinger of spring. They arrive to
Weather or Pollution: What’s to Blame for Baltimore’s Unprecedented Fish Kill?
It was a dramatic sight last week: tens of thousands of dead fish floating along
33 Abandoned Vessels to be Removed from Anacostia River with New Funding
The Anacostia River sometimes gets a bad rap because of its urban location and the
Bay’s Underwater Grasses Continue Slow & Steady Comeback
Underwater grass beds in the Chesapeake Bay region expanded for the third consecutive year in
CHESAPEAKE ALMANAC: What’s the Big Deal with the Bay’s Little Fish?Â
Atlantic menhaden are crucially important members of the vast food web in the Chesapeake Bay
Old Boats Rule
Every October, hordes descend on Annapolis to look at boats. I may join the crowd