Chesapeake Bay News

The latest Chesapeake Bay news affecting powerboaters, anglers, and anyone living or working on the Chesapeake Bay. For Chesapeake business-related news, visit our Chesapeake Business News page.

April 10, 2024
This spring, the Maryland Board of Public Works approved the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) accepting the donation of Holly Beach Farm, a 293-acre waterfront property in Anne Arunde
April 8, 2024
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: the Bay Bridge Boat Show is the unofficial kickoff to the boating season. So, you know what that means? It’s time to celebrate!
April 2, 2024
The days are growing longer, the birds are singing, flowers are blooming. Spring is here!
March 26, 2024
Let’s say you buy a used boat this year and have the perfect name in mind to christen her as your own.
March 18, 2024
Springtime on the Chesapeake offers terrific opportunities for boaters of all experience levels to enhance your boating
March 18, 2024
The Center for Biological Diversity and 22 partner organizations petitioned NOAA Fisheries to list the American horseshoe crab as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.
March 18, 2024
The City of Annapolis finalized in February the acquisition of the one-time home of educator and former Coppin State University President Dr. Parlett Moore.
March 15, 2024
We know it’s early, but it’s really not that early.
March 11, 2024
Whether you are searching for a new Chesapeake Bay marina for the season or returning to a tried and true favorite, the
March 5, 2024
Baltimore County announced it plans to acquire major portions of the former C.P. Crane Power Plant and preserve the majority of the site as future parkland.
February 22, 2024
The proposed Chesapeake Bay baseline passenger ferry routes have been revealed in the Chesapeake Bay Passenger Ferry Fe
February 8, 2024
The Back River Restoration Committee (BRRC) has kept more than seven million pounds of trash and debris from entering the Chesapeake Bay since 2011.
February 7, 2024
In the natural world, several things signal the return of spring in the Chesapeake such as ospreys, spring peepers, new plant growth, and more.
February 7, 2024
To become a Century Club member in 2023, Dianne Sullivan did not log 128 days on the water alone.
February 5, 2024
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will plant about 147 million oyster spat, or juvenile oysters, on 41 acres in Anne Arundel County waters with mitigation funds from the 2022 groun
January 28, 2024
PropTalk contributor Craig Ligibel sent us this story all the way from Australia while visiting family. 
January 18, 2024
DelMarVa winters can be deceiving.
January 17, 2024
Whether your on-water outings are on a kayak, center console, or luxury cruising yacht, you’ll encounter a variety of boating conditions while underway on the