Chesapeake Bay
Recent Stories
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After a 16-year prohibition, a group of Virginia watermen voted to reinstate winter crab dredging. Many argue the decision puts... -
Decades of overharvesting, disease and habitat destruction have decimated the river’s oyster population. -
The grants will support programs from Rockbridge County to Newport News. -
Underwater grasses called ‘canary in the coalmine’ for Bay ecosystem. -
Some invertebrate species struggled, and the water's a little cloudier this year. -
The warm stretches are natural occurrences, but are becoming hotter and more frequent due to climate change, one researcher said. -
Menhaden have been valuable to a commercial fishery dating back more than a century. -
The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the... -
While the season was extended last year, a specialist says that won’t be the norm. -
The VPM Daily Newscast contains all your Central Virginia news in just 5 to 10 minutes. Episodes are recorded the...