The health of the Chesapeake Bay is a multi-state, bipartisan priority, as passage of the MAWS Act demonstrates.

The findings by Smithsonian researchers could help experts better manage this crustacean's population. The creatures play ...

After consecutive years of poor striped bass reproduction, anglers and fisheries managers hope for a strong spring spawn. The ...

Researchers have published a nearly 40-year study documenting just how prevalent cannibalism is in the Chesapeake Bay’s blue ...

Invasive blue catfish are a growing problem for the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem; the U.S. House has passed a bill to encourage the use of Chesapeake blue catfish as pet and animal food.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Mitigation Action and Watermen Support (MAWS) Act (H.R. 4294), known as the MAWS Act of 2026, on March 16, 2026, advancing a bipartisan initiative to ...

The blue catfish is an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay, and there is a multi-state effort to get those fish out of the bay and instead put adding to pet food.

Young blue crabs face their biggest threat from their own kind, but shallow water can provide a crucial refuge from cannibalism.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (ACCESS Newswire) — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources released its 2025 Chesapeake Bay Young-of-Year Striped Bass Survey Results, and for the third year in a row, the news ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A menhaden pulled from the Chesapeake Bay in the area of Jordan Point Marina. (Photo by Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) A board ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. / ACCESS Newswire / March 6, 2026 / The Menhaden Fisheries Coalition strongly criticizes the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Will Poston for exploiting the recent fish wash-up from Cape ...