Multiple Congressional Representatives from Maryland and Virginia have joined forces to introduce a unique federal response to the growing threat of invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay - one that could see the fish being used in pet food.
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After a year of long-term rehabilitation under the National Aquarium's Animal Rescue program, sea turtle Pegasus is approaching her final stage of recovery and preparing for release.
Local watermen along with numerous other charter boat associations from other East Coast states have filed a federal lawsuit against the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) over tightened restrictions on fishing for striped bass, or rockfish.
A dead humpback whale found in the Indian River Bay last week has finally been washed back out to sea.
Coordinated efforts to move the body of a deceased humpback whale discovered in the shallows of the Indian River Bay this week have so far proven unsuccessful.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has reported a dead whale in Delaware waters.
The National Aquarium Animal Rescue team are working through their busiest local seal rescue season in years, with four juvenile seals currently in their care.
The Biden Administration has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have required more ships to slow down off the Atlantic coast and expanded slow zones in order to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries has published final regulations to establish how much accidental harm is permissible to marine mammals during US Wind’s project construction and operation off Maryland’s coast, as well as how US Wind must mitigate those losses.
Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced three new oyster restoration sites in Chesapeake Bay waters, including the Nanticoke River and Hoopers Strait in Dorchester County.