2023 Press Releases

Federal & Watershed-Wide Releases

  • CBF Statement on 2023 Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone

    November 28, 2023

    The dead zone in the Chesapeake Bay this year is the smallest since monitoring began in 1985, according to data released today by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Old Dominion University, and Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

  • CBF Announces Tola Sanni as New Chief Financial Officer

    November 9, 2023

    CBF has selected Tola Sanni as its new Chief Financial Officer, overseeing the organization's accounting, payroll, and financial & grant management, and reporting. She also serves as the treasurer of CBF’s Board of Trustees.

  • CBF Applauds House Committee Vote to Advance Bipartisan SEEE Act

    October 26, 2023

    CBF applauded the House Natural Resources Committee’s approval today of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and boost funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office and expand environmental education about the Bay.

  • ASMFC Releases Addendum II to The Striped Bass Management Plan as Low Numbers Cause Concern

    October 19, 2023

    As low striped bass numbers in the Chesapeake Bay cause widespread concern, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) yesterday released for public comment a fisheries management plan update that seeks to help rebuild the striped bass population.

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