For boat owners, Rocky Point’s boat ramp functions like finding the express lane at a crowded supermarket. This well-maintained launch point provides direct access to the Chesapeake Bay without the ...

Enter Rocky Point Park and Beach in Essex, Maryland – nature’s own stress-relief button. I discovered this waterfront gem on ...

ANNAPOLIS — The Chesapeake Bay Program recently announced an update to its High-Resolution Land Use/Land Cover Data and ...

The osprey is in decline in one of its key territories and some scientists blame overfishing of menhaden, an important food ...

The peak of the summer season is here and a time for vacations, relaxing on the water, and of course, fishing. As a reminder, ...

The Winter Dredge Survey also explores how many blue crabs die each winter due to cold water temperatures and low salinity. In 2025, the overwintering mortality was 4%, higher than in recent years, ...

The Chesapeake Bay has a big blue catfish problem. But one photographer thinks that catching, killing, and selling blue cats can help.

New University of Maryland-led research reveals that the Chesapeake Bay has seen “significant increases” in annual marine heat waves, defined in the study as “prolonged periods ...

A new reward program in Chesapeake Bay gives anglers a financial incentive to harvest invasive snakeheads and catfish.

For the right set of eyes, the Striper Migration Map is the unofficial beginning of something awesome, extraordinary, and worthy of obsession.