Chesapeake Bay 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 ...

The osprey in and around Chesapeake Bay made a stunning comeback after now-banned pesticides almost wiped them out. Now, dying chicks and empty nests have some wondering if human overfishing is ...

Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay is slowly disappearing as sea rises and erosion hits the shoreline. The population has ...

Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay took a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, some environmentalists say.

Chlorophyll a and Water Clarity scores have declining long-term trends.” While overall Bay health slipped back to a C grade, overall Chesapeake Bay Watershed Health remained at a C+.

Smith Island’s erosion, dwindling population and vanishing economic opportunities. This documentary about Smith Island features Mary Ada and Dwight Marshall whose lives personify the Chesapeake ...

Animated clay paintings tell the true story of the last house on a sinking island in the Chesapeake Bay, a large and important estuary and waterway in Maryland, on the East Coast of the United ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — From Tangier Island to the Lynnhaven River, those who have worked for decades to save the Chesapeake Bay are trying to put the brakes on President Trump’s executive ...

Resurrecting Poplar Island explores the rebirth of an island, once home to a thriving Chesapeake Bay community, that fell victim to erosion in the late 20th century.

A private island in the Chesapeake Bay is listed for sale at $2.7 million, offering up a dock, sandy beach and a luxury home.

The Chesapeake Bay Program set a goal of 130,000 acres to be met by 2025, but Landry said, that likely won’t happen. Part of that, she said, is due to rising water temperatures and climate change.

An island in Dorchester County that has slowly been submerged by Chesapeake Bay waters over the years could soon be revived.