New study warns the Chesapeake Bay is heating up— and fast
A new study says the Chesapeake Bay could face marine heat waves for nearly a third of the year by 2100, impacting wildlife, ...
Blue catfish are invasive to the Chesapeake Bay. By eating them, Virginians can help save the bay.
Blue catfish are wreaking havoc on native species in the Chesapeake Bay. To reduce the damage, environmentalists want to ...
Atlantic sturgeon were fished almost to extinction: DNA reveals how Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries
Sturgeons are one of the oldest groups of fishes. Sporting an armor of five rows of bony, modified scales called dermal ...
Oyster reef survives Key Bridge collapse, but environmental concerns remain for rebuild
The collapse of the Francis Scott Bridge in 2024 impacted wildlife in the Patapsco River and the Chesapeake Bay.
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Blue catfish are invasive to the Chesapeake Bay. By eating them, Virginians can help save the bay.
Blue catfish is invasive to the Chesapeake Bay. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot) Catfish also is the only fish regulated as “meat” rather than seafood, so blue catfish falls under the U ...
Federal bill aims to reduce invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act is a new bill designed to help improve this process. The bill has support ...
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US lawmakers propose transferring blue catfish inspections back to the FDA
The issue stems back to 2008, when federal lawmakers added a provision to the Farm Bill transferring responsibility for ...
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Trump’s EPA cuts could be ‘catastrophic’ to Chesapeake Bay, activists warn
A concerted effort to restore health to the bay’s waters and its fish and plant life began in the 1980s and gathered momentum in the early 2000s. The EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program — a ...
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Maryland Fishing Report for Thursday, March 27, 2025
Maryland’s second second annual youth trout fishing day was beautiful and sunny, perfect to introduce our next generation of ...
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Robert Newberry of the Delmarva Fisheries Association pushes back against new regulations impacting fishermen
The Atlantic States Marine Fishery Commission has imposed new regulations on striped bass. The decision came after concerns ...