The loss of sensitive species in streams begins to occur at the initial stages of urban development, according to a new study by the USGS. The study found that streams are more sensitive to development than previously understood. Contaminants, habitat … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that the 2012 striped bass juvenile index, a measure of striped bass spawning success in Chesapeake Bay, is below the long-term average this year. This year’s striped bass juvenile index came in … Continued
According to a new USGS report, the Susquehanna River delivered more phosphorus and sediment to the Bay during 2011 than from than any other year since monitoring began in 1978. Flooding from Tropical Storm Lee made up a large fraction … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is asking anglers to help researchers learn more about blue catfish movement in the Potomac River. Beginning in 2012, blue catfish will be tagged with two tags—one white, one yellow. Anglers that catch a … Continued
The 2012 Maryland Midwinter Waterfowl Survey found 633,700 waterfowl, which is slightly lower than the number of waterfowl observed during that time last year (651,800). Each winter, during the January survey, pilots and biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife … Continued