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 13, 2017
UPDATE Oct. 14: The tides have receded!
October 12, 2017
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and six regional and national groups concerned with human health and a clean environment filed suit October 4 against the U.S.
October 12, 2017
Did you know the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a helicopter?
October 12, 2017
Having the confidence of 24/7 on-water assistance can be a factor that ensures a life-long love of boating.
October 10, 2017
Ready to have some fun? Of course you are! For boaters everywhere, we're celebrating Christmas in October with the U.S. Powerboat Show in Annapolis October 12-15.
October 10, 2017
People Magazine recently released a list of the most popular restaurants in each state and Washington, DC, and Cantler's Riverside Inn in Annapolis took top honors for Maryland.
October 9, 2017
The 2017 Wye Island Challenge Electric Boat Marathon was held in St.
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