Fishery Managers Cut Striped Bass Catch by 18%
With the Bay’s beloved rockfish in trouble, fisheries managers voted to reduce the coastwide striped
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Md. Accelerates Bay Bridge Roadwork Amid Traffic Outrage
The bridge repair project that has caused traffic nightmares for weeks is about to speed
James River Wins International Prize for Clean Water Comeback
It’s the biggest honor a river can receive for restoration: the International River Foundation has
$200 Million Conowingo Dam Settlement Reached
A years-long legal battle between the state of Maryland and the owner of the Conowingo
Mariners’ Museum Tests Outdoor Science Pilot Program
It’s a third grader’s dream come true: going to science class outdoors, playing in the
Va. Out of Compliance with Menhaden Cap
Menhaden fisheries managers have found Virginia to be out of compliance with the Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore to Get 4th (and Largest) Trash Wheel
The Baltimore City watershed is adding a fourth trash interceptor to its “fleet” of world-famous,
Tight Race in Charity Sailing Triple Crown
The most successful skippers in Annapolis’s three charity sailing events competed all season for one
Angler Sets 1st Md. Record for Rare Catch
Yet another record fish is caught in Maryland waters, and this is an unusual one.
Chester River Runs Through New College Environmental Center
Environmental students are often attracted to Chestertown’s Washington College for its proximity to the Chester
Water/Ways Traveling Smithsonian Exhibit Now Open in Cambridge
The Smithsonian has come to the Chesapeake Bay. The world-class museum institute has a special,
“Oyster Artist” Creates High-Tech Artificial Shells
By Jeremy Cox, Bay Journal News Service Ryan Hoover teaches sculpture making at the Maryland