The grasses in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay play a big role in the survival strategies of blue crabs, and a recent survey shows the number of acres of bay grasses is up 12%. That’s good news ...

The amount of underwater grasses surveyed in the Chesapeake Bay increased 7% from 2022 to 2023, continuing a steady improvement from a damaging year in 2019. The total from 2023 — 82,937 acres ...

The condition of underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay is an indicator of the health of the bay, and that’s why Maryland tracks the total acreage of bay grasses every year. Maryland wants to ...

Efforts to sustain underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay are seeing some success, but probably not enough to meet a key 2025 goal. An estimated 82,937 acres of ...

Chesapeake Bay's underwater grass, the engine of an ecosystem that fuels Maryland's iconic blue crab industry and maintains sparkling water views, is continuing its historic rebound, a new report ...

Maryland's Chesapeake Bay saw historically low oxygen levels in June, after heavy rain in May, according to the state ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries had over 67,000 acres of underwater grasses in 2021, a nearly 9% growth from 2020, but around 38% lower than its all-time recorded ...

Researcher Judy O’Neil dons a wetsuit, a snorkel and goggles, and jumps into one of the Chesapeake Bay’s most important ecosystems: the vast underwater grass beds of the Susquehanna Flats.

Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay are on the rebound, but environmentalists say more is to be done to improve the health of the bay. Grasses in the Chesapeake Bay are still recovering after ...