For decades, people have debated whether an Atlantic menhaden industrial fishing fleet is fishing sustainably in the Chesapeake Bay. But without solid data, fishing continues.

The Chesapeake Bay isn’t just a body of water. It’s Maryland’s beating heart, a place where families bond over striped bass fishing, where small businesses thrive and where generations have built ...

Since 2019, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has implemented numerous changes to recreational and commercial ...

Re “Atlantic menhaden catch reduced for ’26” (A1, Oct. 31): I care about menhaden because these small fish play a big part in the Chesapeake Bay’s food web. Menhaden fuel our fisheries, feed wildlife ...

Boating enthusiasts and event organizers are gearing up for the fifth annual Chesapeake Bay Boat Show, presented by the Marine Trades Association of Baltimore County, set to return to the Maryland ...

The Chesapeake Channa, known widely as the snakehead, has carved out a unique place in Maryland’s sportfishing scene despite its status as an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay’s tributaries.

If you drained the whole Chesapeake Bay most times during the year and weighed every fish, at least 70% would be blue catfish, scientists estimate. Aggressive catfish that can weigh over 100 pounds ...

The prospect of the Chesapeake Bay surviving and thriving is regularly threatened by events that negatively impact its ecology.