Celebrate all things oysters during Chesapeake Oyster Week, taking place from March 21-31, 2025. Learn more about the popular ...

Observers worry the EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program could fall ... In July, the center unveiled its annual bay report, featuring the estuary's highest score in decades—a C-plus.

is at the helm of the effort to clean up the nation’s largest estuary and its network of tributaries, the health of which affects the millions of people living in the Chesapeake Bay watershed ...

"The Chesapeake Bay supports communities big and small through tourism and ... The bay is the country's largest estuary, covering 64,000 square miles and, in 2022, providing an estimated $107.2 ...

That’s an increase from the 22 days a year the bay now sees long periods of unusually high water temperatures. Specifically, the study focuses on estuaries — areas where freshwater meets salt water, ...

Seafood enthusiasts can support Chesapeake Bay-friendly businesses participating ... They grow in shallow, brackish and saltwater bays, estuaries and oceans. Oysters have a pear-shaped shell ...

They grow in shallow, brackish and saltwater bays, estuaries and oceans ... according to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF). Oysters measured during the 2024 fall survey. Oysters are currently ...