U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation to reauthorize NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay office and bolster restoration efforts in the ...

The findings by Smithsonian researchers could help experts better manage this crustacean's population. The creatures play ...

By Katherine Hafner/WHRO Each summer for nearly four decades, scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Keisha Sedlacek is the federal director for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and said blue catfish are a threat to the native species in the Bay, preying on nearly anything in their ...

In the near future, the shoreline along the Hampton River near the Hampton University Marina could look a lot different. Dr.

In an impressive 37-year-long investigation confirmed that the top—practically only—cause of death for young blue crabs was ...

In Annapolis, Md., people gather each year to usher in the warmer weather by making a sacrifice – of their socks. The springtime tradition is the unofficial start of the Chesapeake Bay sailing season.

On Dec. 9, 1983, I joined 700 other exuberant attendees at Virginia’s George Mason University to witness the signing of the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement. Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia ...

As the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s deadline approaches, oyster restoration in the region has met its checkpoint. In the agreement, signed more than a decade ago, 10 specific tributaries were ...

Progress in teaching environmental education in Maryland has rebounded after a slight decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Chesapeake Bay Program. The program's Environmental ...