Watermen React to Report Indicating Declining Chesapeake Bay Health

Watermen react to report indicating declining Chesapeake Bay Health

CAMBRIDGE, Md. – The latest report on the health of the Chesapeake Bay indicates potential problems for businesses on the water. Researchers from the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Studies report that, over the last year, the health of the Bay has declined, particularly in the vicinity of Dorchester County. Mason Little is the owner of Choptank River Crab and Oyster Company, a fish market that depends on catches from the Ches…

Chesapeake Bay’s Latest Health Slump Tied To Climate Change, Scientists Say - The BayNet

Heath Kelsey and Bill Dennison, both of the University for Maryland Center for Environmental Science, talk about the findings in the center’s 2025 Chesapeake Bay report card. Dave Harp ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Chesapeake Bay’s ecological health declined in 2024 as extreme heat, rainfall and drought wreaked havoc across the estuary’s watershed, according to the latest annual report card from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science…