Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay took a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, ...

Chesapeake Bay is at a turning point. Once severely polluted, the bay has seen major improvements in recent years. But ...

This community in Virginia is steeped in American history and also offers plenty of opportunities for boating, water sports, ...

With oysters plentiful and the health of the Chesapeake Bay improving, industry leaders are hopeful federal funding cuts ...

The number of adult female, male and juvenile crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia raises concern for experts.

The latest report on the health of the Chesapeake Bay indicates potential problems for businesses on the water. Researchers ...

Popular for water sports and seaside charm, this popular destination sees alarming boating accident rates, prompting new ...

Experts use a boat to drag a six-foot-wide dredge with ... Female crabs spawn their eggs at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. When they hatch, the larvae ...

Chesapeake Bay blue crab populations fell again, hitting the second-lowest number since Virginia and Maryland marine scientists began counting in 1990, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources ...

A 10-year study of Chesapeake Bay fishes by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science provides the first quantitative evidence on a bay-wide scale that low-oxygen "dead zones" are ...

according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF). The survey, conducted by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Maryland Department of Natural Resources, estimated total crab abundance at ...