The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is seeking charter boat captains and fishing guides to participate in a new program aimed at removing invasive blue catfish from the Chesapeake Bay while supporting the state's charter fishing industry.

The Right Whale Slow Zone east of Ocean City has been extended through March 17, 2025, due to the detection of endangered Right Whales.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is weighing possible changes to state policy to allow the harvesting of horseshoe crabs on Sundays.

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission has reversed their previous decision to reopen the blue crab winter season in Commonwealth waters, reinstating a long-held ban.

 In a legal battle over new striped bass regulations, local charter boat captains are turning to Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, for support.

Chesapeake Bay Program researchers and other scientists are predicting a smaller dead zone in the Bay this year due to lower than average rainfall.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and The Environmental Protection Agency awarded $33.8 Million towards Chesapeake Bay conservation and restoration.