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2023 NOAA High Tide Flooding Outlooks
In August, the NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO–OPS) released its enhanced suite of high tide flooding products including the 2023 Annual High Tide Flooding Outlook and the new Monthly... READ MORE
2022 MD-VA Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Surveys
2022 surveys of juvenile striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay watershed yielded mixed results. Conducted by biologists in Maryland and Virginia, the surveys included counts of juvenile striped bass and other species in waters... READ MORE
James Island – Barren Island Ecosystem Restoration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently signed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the $4 billion Mid-Chesapeake Bay ecosystem restoration project. The... READ MORE
USGS Coastal Estuaries Sea Level Rise Study
A new study of 166 estuaries on all three U.S. continental coastlines, led by the U.S. Geological Survey, is the first to quantify and compare how rapid sea-level rise will drive landward migration... READ MORE