The survey estimates approximately 238 million crabs currently live in the Bay, a decline of about 80 million from last year's count.

The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has plummeted to 238 million in 2025, the second-lowest level since surveys began ...

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

A bill before Congress should make it easier across the bay’s watershed to identify major sources of pollution that might ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, MD - Maryland lawmakers have announced nearly $3 million in federal funds to go towards habitat and wetland restoration projects throughout Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay watershed. U ...

Chesapeake Bay is at a turning point. Once severely polluted, the bay has seen major improvements in recent years. But ...

Blue crab populations fell again, hitting the second-lowest number since Virginia and Maryland marine scientists began counting in 1990, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said.

An environmental group gave the Chesapeake Bay a D-plus grade in an evaluation released on Thursday — the same grade earned in its last report two years ago.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Coastal Program have worked together on some projects, including on a dairy farm in Gambrills, Maryland, which was formerly owned by the United States Naval ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries had over 67,000 acres of underwater grasses in 2021, a nearly 9% growth from 2020, but around 38% lower than its all-time recorded ...

They also provide important habitat and food for creatures in the bay, such as blue crabs, birds and fish. The grasses in the bay are still recovering after heavy rains destroyed almost half their ...