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Chesapeake Bay blue crab population sees encouraging increase in 2026 survey
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (372+ words) CHESAPEAKE BAY - Scientists say there is some encouraging news for Chesapeake Bay blue crabs this year after six consecutive years of below-average juvenile populations. According to the 2026 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey released Monday by the Maryland Department…...
Stone crabs found in Chesapeake Bay for first time on record
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (228+ words) CHESAPEAKE BAY, Va. - For the first time on record, scientists have documented the presence of stone crabs in Chesapeake Bay waters off of Virginia. According to the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, stone crabs are native to warmer Floridian waters,…...
37-year study reveals impact of blue crab cannibalism in Chesapeake Bay
2+ mon, 5+ hour ago (372+ words) An adult male blue crab attempts to cannibalize a smaller blue crab on a tether. (Credit: SERC Fisheries Conservation Lab) CHESAPEAKE BAY - Researchers have published a nearly 40-year study documenting just how prevalent cannibalism is in the Chesapeake Bay's blue…...
Watermen in Virginia "praying" for emergency relief, productive crabbing season
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (413+ words) ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. -- Inclement weather, coupled with a poor market for oysters, has created a less-than-ideal situation for oystermen on Virginia's Eastern Shore....
Gov. Spanberger pledges to sign legislation raising the minimum wage in Virginia
3+ mon, 4+ hour ago (232+ words) RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has publicly pledged to sign legislation currently making its way through the General Assembly that would raise the minimum wage in the Commonwealth to $15 by 2028." SB 1 and HB 1, both passed by their respective chambers…...
Chesapeake Bay partners permanently protect more than 9 million acres across the watershed
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (405+ words) ANNAPOLIS, Md. - More than 9. 2 million acres of land across the Chesapeake Bay watershed are now permanently protected from development, according to newly released data collected through 2024. The figures, released by partners with the Chesapeake Bay Program, show protected lands now account…...
Body of missing Chesapeake Beach boater recovered near Taylors Island
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (154+ words) (Ofc. Jeremy Elmore flies a drone from James Island to assist in the search.) TAYLORS ISLAND, Md. - A nearly month-long search for a missing Chesapeake Beach boater has come to a tragic end with the recovery of his body from the…...
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police searching for missing boater in Chesapeake Bay
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (179+ words) (Ofc. Jeremy Elmore flies a drone from James Island to assist in the search.) DORCHESTER CO. - The Maryland Natural Resources Police are searching for a missing boater in the Chesapeake Bay in the area of Taylor's Island after his boat…...
Richardson challenges Bloxom: What to know on Virginia's District 100 delegate race
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (284+ words) ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. - Voters on Virginia's Eastern Shore and part of Virginia Beach are set to decide who represents them in Richmond as incumbent Republican Rob Bloxom Jr. faces off against Democratic challenger Liz Richardson in the race for the…...
Maryland marks completion of decade-long Oyster Restoration Project in Chesapeake Bay
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (369+ words) CRISFIELD, MD" Maryland officials, scientists and conservation groups gathered Tuesday to witness one of the final oyster plantings at the Manokin River sanctuary, marking the culmination of more than a decade of oyster population restoration work under the Chesapeake Bay…...