The critical ... a semi-enclosed area where it can mix with inland fresh water. The result is brackish water that can allow a wide variety of species to thrive. The Chesapeake Bay can be traced ...

Amid continuing concerns about the availability of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay ... one of the most critical species in the Bay ecosystem, is operating with a question mark.

The Lower Bay, where the estuary meets the Atlantic, had the highest overall score of any region in 2023, with a 70%, but Baltimore’s Back and Patapsco River area scored the lowest of any region ...

Blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay have dropped to a “distressing low” number, experts say, marking several years of repeated declines and raising concern about their long-term health.

Most areas of the Chesapeake Bay are seeing oyster population growth, according to the report. One area has already reached ... Oysters are not only critical to the Chesapeake Bay's ecosystem.