The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Virginia Marine Resources Commission recently released the results of the 2016 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey. The survey indicates a bay-wide crab population of 553 million, a 35-percent increase over last year, and … Continued
The world’s largest breeding population of ospreys is coping well with the long-lasting residues of toxic chemicals, according to a three-year study led by US Geological Survey scientists. The study focused on chemicals that were banned decades ago but remain … Continued
Much of the coast from Maine to Virginia is more likely to change than to simply drown in response to rising seas during the next 70 years or so, according to a new study led by the U.S. Geological Survey. … Continued
The Lower Susquehanna River Watershed Assessment Study, conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in coordination with the state of Maryland, confirms that the Conowingo Dam reservoir and two dam reservoirs further upstream have essentially reached their capacity and … Continued
Two recent USGS investigations have measured sedimentation rates along the barely perceptible slope of rivers as they empty into estuaries. The findings could have important implications for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and other estuaries. The studies compared the … Continued