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Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Underwater Grasses Expanded Nearly 13% in 2025
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (616+ words) Gains add more than 4,600 acres of critical Chesapeake Bay habitat Underwater grass abundance increased in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries last year. In Maryland's portion of the Bay, underwater grass coverage expanded from 36,799 acres in 2024 to 41,419 acres in…...
In 2025, Virginia spent $8 million rebuilding 1.09 miles of Ragged Island shoreline; the project created 2.6 acres of new marsh and 2.2 acres of oyster reef while cutting hundreds of tons of sediment entering Chesapeake Bay
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (673+ words) In 2025, Virginia spent $8 million rebuilding 1.09 miles of Ragged Island shoreline; the project created The Times of India...
In 1898, Chesapeake Bay was so full of oysters that one grew on a lost set of dentures; today, more than 99% of the historic native population has disappeared
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (535+ words) In 1898, a dredging boat pulling debris from the floor of the Chesapeake Bay made a discovery that looked like something from a biological nightmare: a set of human dentures with a live oyster firmly attached to them....
Oak Ridge graduate helps with Chesapeake Bay restoration
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (557+ words) It was her grandmother's famous oyster dressing served at Thanksgiving that was Allison Albert's first taste of the shellfish. The Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, stretches across a 64,000-square-mile watershed touching six states and Washington, D.C. More than 18 million people…...
Oak Ridge graduate helps with Chesapeake Bay restoration - AOL
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (565+ words) It was her grandmother’s famous oyster dressing served at Thanksgiving that was Allison Albert’s first taste of the shellfish. The Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary, stretches across a 64,000-square-mile watershed touching six states and Washington, D.C. More than…...
Oyster planting among Chesapeake’s ‘success stories,’ but uphill battle remains
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (31+ words) While restoration has been successful, the bay’s oyster population is still a fraction of what it once was. “They’re a keystone species in the Chesapeake Bay,” one expert said....
Chesapeake Bay blue crab decline still a concern over long term
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (340+ words) A dredge survey released this month found the Chesapeake Bay is seeing a slight uptick in the blue crab population, but the long-term population is declining as a whole. Video above: Watermen explain why crab prices are increasing (June) The…...
Starving Osprey chicks raising new concerns about Chesapeake Bay health
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (611+ words) For generations, osprey returning to nests across Hampton Roads have been viewed as one of the clearest signs of a healthy Chesapeake Bay. Each spring, the birds settle along local waterways, diving for fish and raising their chicks near shorelines…...
Chesapeake Bay’s annual “dead zone” expected to be relatively mild in summer 2026
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (360+ words) Annapolis, Md. – The Chesapeake Bay’s “dead zone” is expected to be relatively mild this summer, according to a forecast published this week by various Maryland and Virginia institutions. The Below-average nutrient runoff is expected to mean better conditions for Bay marine…...
Chesapeake Bay blue crab population sees encouraging increase in 2026 survey
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (372+ words) CHESAPEAKE BAY - Scientists say there is some encouraging news for Chesapeake Bay blue crabs this year after six consecutive years of below-average juvenile populations. According to the 2026 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey released Monday by the Maryland Department…...