Although there is no official census, the mermaids of the Washington area estimate that they have the second-highest population in the country, behind Florida.

In a suburban Maryland swimming pool, amid scuba divers practicing with oxygen tanks and young children wearing floaties while holding paddle boards, more than a dozen technicolored mermaid tails ...

In a Maryland pool a vibrant community of mermaids swims away from the pressures of everyday life. The Metro MerFolk group of ...