Sea level rise caused by global warming is threatening the existence of the tiny community of Tangier Island, Virginia, located in Chesapeake Bay ... the combination of sinking land and rising ...

Last year, with maritime traffic limited in the Patapsco River channel during the typical planting season, oysters grown in and around the Baltimore Harbor that would have gone to Fort Carroll ...

Sunny day” flooding is now a thing down the shore, where the tides have risen at twice the global average. Sooner or later, ...

The number of adult female, male and juvenile crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia raises concern for experts.

This documentary about Smith Island features Mary Ada and Dwight Marshall whose lives personify the Chesapeake Bay’s seafood-harvesting culture and history, and their four children who chose to ...

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+ ...

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 ...

'Dead zone' impacts Chesapeake Bay fishes Date: July 8, 2013 Source: Virginia Institute of Marine Science Summary: A 10-year study provides the first quantitative evidence on a bay-wide scale that ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY ... owner of Wittman Wharf on Tilghman Island. An increase in oysters means more than just good news for the industry—it benefits the Bay’s ecosystem as well.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that $206 million in funding will be allocated for projects aimed at continuing the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. The historic ...

Island residents recall their unique heritage. Not so long ago, Tilghman Island was a unique Chesapeake waterman's community with few amenities and no fences; where children roamed freely and ...