Initially introduced to the Chesapeake Bay in the 1970s and 1980s, blue catfish were brought in to help boost recreational fishing. Because blue catfish can grow up to 65 inches and over 100 ...

A new reward program in Chesapeake Bay gives anglers a financial incentive to harvest invasive snakeheads and catfish.

Their starving chicks should ring alarm bells to all those who love wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay region. Menhaden are a small fish that plays a big role in the bay’s food chain. Virginia’s ...

Proposed federal budget cuts could severely undermine Chesapeake Bay restoration, according to one environmental group.

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation filed a petition Monday in Circuit Court for Cecil County challenging a permit for a proposed ...

For the fifth year in a row, the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay is doing well after decades of combating drought, ...

The Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act, a Maryland bill introduced to improve the Chesapeake Bay's water quality, is one step closer to becoming a reality.

Bay watermen rely on menhaden as bait for the valuable blue crab ... industrial fishing for menhaden. About 70% of the menhaden harvest is concentrated in and around the Chesapeake Bay.