Md. to See Soft-Shell Clam Industry Resurgence?
By Whitney Pipken, Bay Journal News Service It’s been a half-century since Maryland crowned clam
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Surprising Blue Crab Population Develops in Maine
Around the Chesapeake Bay, the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, is an immediately recognizable andiconic species.
NOAA Targets Va. Middle Peninsula as Next Fishery Habitat Focus
The National Oceanic and Oceanographic Administration (NOAA) recently chose Virginia‘s Middle Peninsula as its newest
Md.’s 1st African American Town Loses Shoreline Protection Project
By Jeremy Cox, Bay Journal News Service Highland Beach, a historic black town in Anne
A Crab Basket Christmas: Popular Bay Tradition Grows
December may be the month for mistletoe and holly, but it’s also time to raise
VIDEO: Coast Guardsman Recounts How He Stopped Unmanned Boat at Mouth of the Magothy
It was a potentially deadly situation that happened in a single moment: a boater trying
Investigators: Bay Pilot Operating Ever Forward Was Distracted
The Bay pilot who was operating the container ship MV Ever Forward when it ran
Record $33 Million Bay Program Grants to Restore Waterways
It’s a holiday gift for Bay restoration projects, as 104 new grants are awarded for
Wallops Island’s 1st Electron Commercial Rocket Launch to be Visible from Bay Region
If all goes according to plan, Wallops Island will experience an aerospace industry first this
Md. Sues Over Repeated St. Mary’s Overflows that Tainted Oysters
By Timothy B. Wheeler, Bay Journal News Service Maryland has filed suit against the water
Injured Hunter Airlifted from Marsh near Blackwater Refuge
When a hunter took a bad fall from a tree stand near Blackwater National Wildlife
4 Boaters, Including Child, Rescued from Sinking Boat Near Bridge-Tunnel
A powerboat nearly sinks near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel with four boaters—including a child—on board