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As 2025 Chesapeake Cleanup Deadline Looms, Officials Propose Next Phase
As a defining moment for Chesapeake Bay restoration approaches, officials proposed a course for the next phase of Bay cleanup on Oct. 25.
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Press Statement
Virginia Regulators Vote Against Extension of Blue Crab Harvest
Virginia state regulators decided against lengthening the blue crab harvest season on Oct. 28, maintaining previously adopted regulations for a struggling population that supports one of the Commonwealth’s most valuable and iconic fisheries.
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Press Statement
ASMFC Considers Further Conservation Action Following Updated Striped Bass Stock Assessment
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) reviewed results from its coastwide 2024 Striped Bass Stock Assessment update, which indicated that fish numbers remain below sustainable levels, and voted to meet again in December to consider further action.
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Press Statement
As Osprey Populations Struggle, Managers Continue Deliberations on Chesapeake Bay Menhaden
Following reports of osprey chicks starving in areas of the Chesapeake Bay where they depend on menhaden for food, a workgroup tackling the issue gave its initial report to the East Coast’s fishery managers Oct. 22.
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Press Release
Maryland Farmers Demonstrate Regenerative Agriculture for State Leaders
On Friday, October 18, Maryland policymakers, environmental partners, and farmers visited two Frederick County farms that are improving soil health, water quality, climate resilience, and biodiversity through regenerative agriculture.
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Press Release
Virginia Tribal Leaders Explore Connection Between Land Stewardship and Health
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is proud to partner with Old Dominion University (ODU) for a “Healing Through the Land” panel discussion with Tribal leaders on Oct. 21.
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Press Release
Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Kati Grigsby Recognized as Top 40 Under 40 Professional
Kati Grigsby, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) Hampton Roads Restoration Coordinator, was named as a Top 40 Under 40 professional by Inside Business this week.
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Press Release
New Map of Mussel Hotspots Created
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) this month released a new map that identifies potential habitats of native freshwater mussels, part of a project funded by a grant to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF).
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Press Release
$500,000 Grant to CBF Will Strengthen And Expand Riparian Buffer Efforts in 12 Counties
A grant of $500,000 to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) was one of a dozen new grants totaling more than $3.4 million announced this week that will improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat in parts of Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay watershed and other watersheds.
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Press Statement
Young Striped Bass Continue Years-Long Struggle in Chesapeake Bay
Today the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released another year of alarming results from an annual survey of juvenile striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay.
