Striped Bass Initiative Visits the Chesapeake
By John Page Williams Maryland’s new striped bass seasons are in force, permitting catch-and-release fishing
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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
Winter Crab Surveys Delayed Due to Freezes
By Joel McCord Finally, daytime temperatures are moderating after longer than usual sub-freezing snaps this
Thousands of gallons of jet fuel spilled off Newport News
by Lauren Hines-Acosta for Bay Journal Thousands of gallons of jet fuel spilled into the
Permanent fix for huge sewage spill into Potomac River still months away
by Jeremy Cox for Bay Journal One of the largest wastewater spills in U.S. history
Megalodon for State Shark
Maryland hopes to become the first state to designate a state shark. They’ve already got
The Semiquincentennial is Coming to the Chesapeake
By John Page Williams Those of us who were teenagers or young adults celebrating 1976’s