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.
October 6, 2017
In early to mid-September, an entire loggerhead sea turtle nest successfully hatched on Maryland's portion of Assateague Island National Seashore.
October 4, 2017
The Maryland Seafood Trail features a virtual tour highlighting more than 100 of the state’s seafood restaurants, as well as seafood festivals held throughout the state.
October 3, 2017
Eight years after Fawcett left the building, 110 Compromise Street will once again be occupied by marine businesses.
October 2, 2017
Maryland’s 2017-2018 public oyster harvest season kicks off Oct. 2 and runs through March 31, 2018.
September 28, 2017
If you have a documented vessel—a boat that’s registered with the U.S. Coast Guard rather than with a state natural resources department—be sure you check the annual renewal notice carefully.
September 28, 2017
The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands.
September 27, 2017
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a teenager from Carroll County set a new state fishing record in the Atlantic Division for sheepshead.
September 27, 2017
Fall might be here, technically, but it certainly doesn't feel like it with these 80 degree days we've been having in Chesapeake Country.
September 26, 2017
The Evinrude iDock joystick piloting system has been awarded the National Marine Manufacturers Association’s (NMMA) Innovation Award in the Propulsion Parts, Propellers category.
September 26, 2017
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) has released details for hunting waterfowl on the refuge during the 2017- 2018 season.
September 26, 2017
On Monday, September 25, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works announced that a "fatberg," a congealed lump of fat, wet wipes, and other items that do not break down, was discovered in Baltimo
September 26, 2017
What is today known as the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, or Norfolk Navy Yard, was founded in 1767 as the Gosport Shipyard in Portsmo
September 25, 2017
Many boaters across the nation use their boats recreationally near their home, but aren’t sure how to expand their navigation outside of their home waters.
September 25, 2017
Newport Exhibition Group, owners and producers of the Newport International Boat Show, have announced the results of this year’s Edson Star Awards for Excellence in Portraying Company Image. Presented
September 25, 2017
FishTalk Magazine and PropTalk Magazine have teamed up to join this year's Fish for a Cure (F4AC) charity fishing tourna
September 22, 2017
This story originally appeared in the November, 2007 issue of PropTalk.
September 22, 2017
Weems & Plath, the manufacturer of fine nautical safety and navigation products since 1928, today announced that it has s
September 21, 2017
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the first known presence of an invasive n