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CBF’s Maryland Coastal Resource Scientist Julie Luecke imagines how oyster restoration, aquaculture, and coastal resilience efforts could forge a new symbiosis in the Chesapeake of the 21st century.
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Valerie Keefer/CBF Staff
The recent Firmly Planted film screening event honored Black women who are growing food and communities while inspiring others to preserve their heritage.
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Dean Thomas Harrison
State, federal, and local leaders from around the Chesapeake Bay watershed met today and pledged to, by the end of 2025, update the key agreement to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
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Striped bass fisheries could see stricter regulations in 2025 following a special meeting on Dec. 16 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC)’s Striped Bass Management Board.
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Dianna Keen
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued an executive directive on Chesapeake Bay restoration. This comes less than a week before Gov. Youngkin is scheduled to discuss Chesapeake Bay issues with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and other federal and state leaders at the Chesapeake Executive Council meeting in Annapolis, Md., on Dec. 10.
Read MoreThe Chesapeake Bay's 64,000-square-mile watershed covers parts of six states and is home to more than 18 million people.
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