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 25, 2022
Over the past eight weeks, at the request of surviving family members, a professional team of diverse and varied backgrounds worked together towards a common goal: to assist in the location of miss
April 20, 2022
The Severn River Association (SRA) announces that native son and environmental attorney, Jesse Iliff, joined its
April 19, 2022
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has christened the newest boat in its Hydrographic Operations fleet, naming it after a long-time captain of the Crisfield-
April 14, 2022
As one might expect, there are fewer innovative new products available to the boater due to global slowdowns in industr
March 29, 2022
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces a new grant program to aid in the removal of aquatic invasive species in Maryland waters.
March 28, 2022
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland-NCR issued this marine safety information bulletin on March 27 regarding the Ever Forward which ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay east of Craighill Channel on March…
March 21, 2022
Maryland Day commemorates the formal founding of the colony of Maryland, when the newly arrived colonists erected a cross on
March 17, 2022
TowBoatUS Knapps Narrows, MD, owned by Capt. Mary Gilmer, was awarded “Tower of the Year” at the recent annual gathering of the TowBoatUS fleet. Capt.
March 1, 2022
Reedville Fishermen’s Museum in Reeedville, VA, began the New Year on a positive note with Liz Buxton
March 1, 2022
The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) recently released the first-of-its-kind Maryland Coastal Adaptation Report Card that gives a snapshot of the current adaptation s
February 24, 2022
At this time of year on the Chesapeake, especially during a cold winter when all you hear about are snow forecasts, it’
February 22, 2022
From 1972 to 2022, Watermark has immersed people in the history, culture, and fun of the Chesapeake Bay area and hopes
February 17, 2022
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, will receive approximately $62 million in supplemental funding to support critical missions over several years across the Chesapeake Bay…
February 16, 2022
This spring, it’s more important than ever to check your boat’s marine fire extinguisher. A new federal re
February 7, 2022
You could mope, looking out at the empty boat slips this winter. Or you could shake off the funk and play in the snow.
January 19, 2022
Curious about what Chesapeake Bay organisms do in the winter? Here are six examples.
January 18, 2022
Many boats will remain snugly tucked away for the next month or two, but once winterized, out of sight should not mean
January 17, 2022
There’s a new event in the local boat show scene: The Chesapeake Bay Boat Show, which will unfold January 21-23 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, MD.