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Press Statement
To address growing warning signs around the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Menhaden Management Board voted 14 to 2 in favor of further refining specific management changes to Virginia’s industrial reduction fishery in the Bay.
Press Statement
Aiming to rebuild the struggling striped bass population, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) yesterday released a proposed update to the striped bass fishery plan for public comment.
Press Release
The checkered recovery of underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay persisted this year, with declines in some Maryland waters offsetting promising increases in the Bay's Virginia portions, according to results released today of the annual 2024 Chesapeake Bay underwater grasses survey in Maryland and Virginia.
Press Release
As state and federal leaders around the region update the major agreement guiding Chesapeake Bay restoration, this August is a pivotal time to urge stronger measures to protect the Bay.
Press Statement
Rejecting the Trump administration’s deep budget cuts, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal year 2026 spending bill yesterday that would continue funding key Bay restoration work at EPA and Interior Department at current levels.
Press Statement
The Chesapeake Bay Program today announced the expected completion of one of the Bay’s most successful recovery efforts to date: fully restoring oyster habitat in 10 tributaries in Maryland and Virginia by 2025.
Press Statement
The House Appropriations Committee would continue funding key Bay restoration programs at EPA and the Department of the Interior at current levels in the fiscal year 2026 spending plan it approved today, 33-28.
Press Statement
The Senate Appropriations Committee defended essential Chesapeake Bay restoration and education programs from the Trump administration’s budget ax in the fiscal year 2026 spending plan for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) approved last week.
Press Statement
Maryland Governor Wes Moore took an important stance for environmental justice last week by signing an executive order focused on securing and leveraging state data to support environmental justice.
Press Release
In a triumph for outdoor stewardship and clean water, roughly a dozen U.S. veterans and servicemembers joined the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) this week to restore oyster habitat in Maryland and Virginia.
