The recently released 2014 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Advisory Report encourages fishery managers around the Chesapeake Bay to take a risk-averse approach to blue crab management this year, due primarily to a decrease in the number of female crabs in … Continued
Results of Maryland’s 2013 Fall Oyster Survey indicate populations are continuing to increase. The oyster population has more than doubled since 2010, reaching its highest point since this type of monitoring began in 1985. The upswing was driven by high … Continued
The 2014 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey results indicate that female blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay have declined below minimum levels, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The abundance of spawning-age females was estimated to be … Continued
The annual migration of osprey from their wintering grounds in South America is now underway, and raptor enthusiasts can track the movements of three Chesapeake Bay osprey at cbf.org/ospreymap. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Osprey Tracking Project was designed to … Continued
Communities and coastal habitats in the southern Chesapeake Bay region could face increased flooding because, as seawater levels are rising in the bay, the land surface is also sinking, according to a new USGS report. The report cites intensive groundwater … Continued