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Wild oyster sanctuaries are being built all around the Chesapeake Bay. The goal is to give the bivalves a fighting chance since about 99 percent of the…
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Rollbacks in environmental protection and flood risk management by the Trump administration is forcing states to come up with their own solutions. On…
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The tiny Town of Saxis on Virginia's Eastern Shore is learning to live with water.Like other communities around the Chesapeake Bay, residents are looking…
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You’ve probably heard of Tangier— the island of 450 residents in danger of being swallowed by the Chesapeake Bay.But just a few miles away, the tiny Town…
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Weather is always a factor for fishermen.So this year, Omega Protein Corporation, which has the largest menhaden fishing fleet on the Atlantic Coast,…
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The phragmites invasion began when it hitched a ride here with European colonists. Today, the tall reed lines Virginia's waterways, and wetlands, taking…
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Scientists in Maryland have transported parts of a marsh into the next century. They are looking at the future effects of global warming and increased…
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Last week, Omega Protein, a menhaden fishing fleet, exceeded the amount of fish they were told they could harvest from the Chesapeake Bay.Omega, renders…
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The Chesapeake Bay Executive Council met in Maryland today. Virginia’s Governor was there, along with state leaders from Maryland and Pennsylvania. The…
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A dwindling population of striped bass, better known on restaurant menus as rockfish, has alarmed states from Florida to Maine.In April, Atlantic State…