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Warming Chesapeake Bay waters bring increased focus on potentially dangerous Vibrio bacteria
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (1231+ words) National Institute of General Medical Sciences CHESAPEAKE BAY - As Chesapeake Bay waters warm during the peak of summer, health officials are urging people to take simple precautions against Vibrio, a naturally occurring bacteria that can cause serious illness in some…...
Chesapeake Bay’s annual “dead zone” expected to be relatively mild in summer 2026
2+ mon, 1+ 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…...
Police cruiser flips in Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel crash
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (131+ words) Courtesy of Mary Ann Moniodis CAPE CHARLES, Va. - Officials with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in Virginia have announced a single-vehicle crash on Wednesday that temporarily halted southbound traffic. Details are currently limited, but officials say a CBBT District police unit…...
Chesapeake Bay blue crab population sees encouraging increase in 2026 survey
2+ mon, 1+ 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…...
Stone crabs found in Chesapeake Bay for first time on record
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (228+ words) CHESAPEAKE BAY, Va. - For the first time on record, scientists have documented the presence of stone crabs in Chesapeake Bay waters off of Virginia. According to the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, stone crabs are native to warmer Floridian waters,…...
37-year study reveals impact of blue crab cannibalism in Chesapeake Bay
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (372+ words) An adult male blue crab attempts to cannibalize a smaller blue crab on a tether. (Credit: SERC Fisheries Conservation Lab) CHESAPEAKE BAY - Researchers have published a nearly 40-year study documenting just how prevalent cannibalism is in the Chesapeake Bay’s blue…...
Watermen in Virginia "praying" for emergency relief, productive crabbing season
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (413+ words) ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. -- Inclement weather, coupled with a poor market for oysters, has created a less-than-ideal situation for oystermen on Virginia's Eastern Shore....
Gov. Spanberger pledges to sign legislation raising the minimum wage in Virginia
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (232+ words) RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has publicly pledged to sign legislation currently making its way through the General Assembly that would raise the minimum wage in the Commonwealth to $15 by 2028. SB 1 and HB 1, both passed by their respective chambers…...
Chesapeake Bay partners permanently protect more than 9 million acres across the watershed
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) ANNAPOLIS, Md. - More than 9.2 million acres of land across the Chesapeake Bay watershed are now permanently protected from development, according to newly released data collected through 2024. The figures, released by partners with the Chesapeake Bay Program, show protected lands now account…...
Body of missing Chesapeake Beach boater recovered near Taylors Island
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (154+ words) (Ofc. Jeremy Elmore flies a drone from James Island to assist in the search.) TAYLORS ISLAND, Md. - A nearly month-long search for a missing Chesapeake Beach boater has come to a tragic end with the recovery of his body from the…...