The 2025 Blue Crab Advisory Report shows declining blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay, despite no significant overharvesting.

The Chesapeake Bay declined in health in 2024, according to an annual report published by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.

The health of the Chesapeake Bay declined in an annual report card on the nation's largest estuary released Tuesday.

The health of the Chesapeake Bay declined in an annual report card on the nation’s largest estuary released Tuesday, with scientists noting the effect of extreme rainfall patterns during the hottest ...

The 2025 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey has revealed an all-time low population. Here's what you need to know about the decline.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is building its largest living shoreline along the Hampton River and is looking for more volunteers for the ambitious project.

The biggest challenge to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay is figuring out where the nutrients that fuel summertime dead zones come from — and a new approach to pollution control is stressing ...

Maryland's Chesapeake Bay is seeing a concerning drop in its population of blue crabs, according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

The Chesapeake Bay is the healthiest it’s been in a long time, according to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The center’s 2024 Report Card gave the bay a C , a ...

Oysters are thriving at the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay, and the news continues to get better for the mollusks and local watermen.

The Chesapeake Bay is more than a national treasure — it drives Virginia’s economy, creates countless jobs, sustains family farms and supports fisheries and local businesses.

The EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program has worked to restore the Bay’s waters and fish and plant life since 1983, but severe cuts could jeopardize this progress.