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'Restless Planet' opens up a new world of aquatic life - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 11/17/2009
Groups at odds over proposed rockfish restrictions - The Baltimore Sun - 11/17/2009
AS CHESAPEAKE BAY GOES... ...so goes Maine's striped bass population - The Maine Morning Sentinel - 11/15/2009
Want to attract schools? Turn to these students - The Baltimore Sun - 11/15/2009
Blog: Saving the bay's fish & shellfish - The Baltimore Sun - 11/14/2009
Blog: Energy company awards grant to Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania - The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News - 11/14/2009
Citizens Group Holds Seminar on Future of Chesapeake Bay - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 11/13/2009
Blog: Virginia crabbers wary of buyout offer? - The Baltimore Sun - 11/13/2009
Report gives ‘snapshot’ of ECs in Potomac River - Water Technology Online - 11/12/2009
New pollutants threaten area waters - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 11/12/2009
Blog: "Invisible" Potomac pollution a threat for fish, humans? - The Baltimore Sun - 11/12/2009
EPA study finds toxic chemicals in fish widespread - The Associated Press - 11/12/2009
Blog: Weekend travel tip: Waterfowl Festival - The Baltimore Sun - 11/12/2009
Blog: Bay scientists honored - The Baltimore Sun - 11/11/2009
Blog: Rarest of fish still missing - The Baltimore Sun - 11/11/2009
'Toxic stew' of chemicals blamed for intersex fish in Potomac - The Washington Post - 11/11/2009
Hampton students raise little fish to learn a lot about water - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 11/9/2009
Anglers may want to attend gas drilling meeting - The Wayne (Pa.) Independent - 11/9/2009
Commentary: Our Bay: This Week's Take: Conowingo Dam: Disaster in waiting - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 11/7/2009
More rockfish than ever - The Worcester County (Md.) Times - 11/5/2009
Sport anglers applaud decision on striped bass - The Portland (Maine) Press Herald - 11/5/2009
Chesapeake is chock full of rockfish, bluefish - The Washington Times - 11/5/2009
Commentary: Dam's dangerous legacy - The Baltimore Sun - 11/4/2009
Aquaculture clash for Bay's watermen - The Maryland Gazette - 11/4/2009
PPL Receives FERC Approval to Expand Holtwood Hydroelectric Plant - Reuters - 11/4/2009
Anglers seeing plenty of rockfish - The Delmarva Daily Times - 11/4/2009
Save the bay over dinner - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 11/4/2009
Outdoors: Battle brewing over stripers - The Washington Times - 11/1/2009
Eastern Shore marsh changes threaten birds, fish - Capital News Service - 11/1/2009
Cold snap stirs rockfish - The Delmarva Daily Times - 10/31/2009
Opinion: Mattawoman: Constructing or destructing? - The University of Maryland Diamondback Online - 10/26/2009
Our Bay: Protection for an ancient fish - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/26/2009
Striped bass are steady as a rock - The Delmarva Daily Times - 10/25/2009
Intersex fish a problem in Potomac River watershed - The Frederick (Md.) News-Post - 10/25/2009
Blog: Cleaning the air at water's expense? - The Baltimore Sun - 10/23/2009
Scientists Struggle to Protect Chesapeake Bay Shoreline - Voice of America News - 10/23/2009
Striped Bass Proposal Puts Fish in Peril, Anglers Say - The Maine Public Broadcasting Network - 10/21/2009
Slight boost in rockfish numbers - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/21/2009
Striped bass in peril, observers say - Central Maine Morning Sentinel - 10/20/2009
Fish Kills Linked to Water Pollutants - Voice of America News - 10/19/2009
Group seeks protected status for sturgeon - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 10/17/2009
Search may be last for Md. fish not seen in 2 decades - The Baltimore Sun - 10/16/2009
Blog: Have you seen this fish? - The Baltimore Sun - 10/16/2009
Time bomb threatens Chesapeake Bay cleanup - The Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News - 10/12/2009
2008 survey concluded river in decent shape - The Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) Times Leader - 10/11/2009
Opinion: Showing up to make a difference for the bay - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/10/2009
Blog: Trade in your gas-powered lawnmower & save - The Baltimore Sun - 10/9/2009
The story of an island - The Eastern Shore News (Va.) - 10/7/2009
Chamber sponsors Potomac cleanup - The Cumberland (Md.) Times-News - 10/7/2009
Water treatment worries residents (video) - WNEP (Pa.) Television - 10/7/2009
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission wants sister agencya to take close look at 'impaired' Susquehanna River - The Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News - 10/7/2009
The dish on phosphates - The Philadelphia Inquirer - 10/5/2009
Striped bass net logic gets all tangled up at hearing - The Baltimore Sun - 10/5/2009
Coal Ash: 130 Million Tons of Waste - 60 Minutes - 10/4/2009
Hydrilla problem growing in Chesterfield’s Swift Creek Reservoir - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 10/3/2009
Watershed idea - The Waynesboro News Virginian - 10/3/2009
VIMS receives $3 million to turn York river algae into biodiesel - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 10/3/2009
Academy professor steps up fight for Chesapeake - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 10/1/2009
Lumpkins says way of life is imperiled - Southern Maryland Online - 10/1/2009
Blog: Tackling toxic chemical "wild west" - The Baltimore Sun - 9/30/2009
Pet owners: Be polite, help save environment - WWBT (Va.) Television - 9/29/2009
Dead, beached whale draws sightseers - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 9/29/2009
From grass to water, bay experts differ on meaning of 'clean' - Capital News Service - 9/27/2009
Turtles may prompt new Chesapeake Bay crab regulations - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 9/26/2009
Rivanna River clean up held Saturday - WVIR (Va.) Television - 9/26/2009
New tests find unsafe levels of toxic PCBs in 2 local rivers - The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot - 9/25/2009
PCB contamination found in James River - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/25/2009
Toxic levels high in James, Elizabeth River - The Newport News (Va.) Daily Press - 9/24/2009
Invasive weed brings benefits - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 9/24/2009
Third natural gas chemical spill reported - The Wayne (Pa.) Independent - 9/22/2009
Farm-fresh fish -- with a catch - The Washington Post - 9/20/2009
Snakehead goes from Aquia to frying pan - The Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star - 9/19/2009
Maryland’s leading waterman praises farmers, hits sewage plants - Lancaster (Pa.) Farming - 9/18/2009
Opinion: Report puts face on watermen woes - The Salisbury (Md.) Daily Times - 9/18/2009
When water quality suffers, so do watermen - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/17/2009
Blog: Watermen, not just water, at risk - The Baltimore Sun - 9/17/2009
Calvert to use less phosphoric fertilizers - The Washington Post - 9/17/2009
Report: Watermen not responsible for bay decline (video) - WBAL (Md.) Television - 9/17/2009
Saving Chesapeake Bay means saving watermen, too - Capital News Service - 9/16/2009
Nearly $1 million awarded for bird habitat protection on Eastern Shore - The Eastern Shore News (Va.) - 9/16/2009
Sea turtle to be returned to bay - The Associated Press - 9/16/2009
$2.8 million in grants to improve bay water quality - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/15/2009
Grant approved for mountain planning effort - The Martinsburg (W.Va.) Journal - 9/15/2009
$2.8 million in grants awarded for bay cleanup - The Associated Press - 9/14/2009
Retracing Smith’s path reveals a much-changed James River - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/14/2009
Environmentally minded restrained by covenants - The Baltimore Sun - 9/14/2009
Opinion: Will federal promises on bay actually be kept? - The Annapolis (Md.) Capital - 9/13/2009
Editorial: New Chesapeake era? - The Baltimore Sun - 9/13/2009
Editorial: Take action on sediment - The York (Pa.) Daily Record - 9/13/2009
River of mud: Keep the muck at bay - The York (Pa.) Daily Record - 9/13/2009
Chesapeake Bay Virginia’s top environmental issue - The Richmond Times-Dispatch - 9/13/2009
Riverkeeper's crusade to save Chesapeake Bay from sediment - The York (Pa.) Daily Record - 9/13/2009
Keeping the Anacostia River clean - WTOP (D.C.) Radio - 9/12/2009
Release of proposals for bay cleanup is delayed a day - The Baltimore Sun - 9/10/2009
Cardin's Chesapeake Bay legislation offers incentives and consequences - Capital News Service - 9/9/2009
Bay cleanup funding would set an earlier deadline for action - The Baltimore Sun - 9/9/2009
Up to 12 skipjacks to race near Deal Island today - The Associated Press - 9/7/2009
Susquehanna River Water Trail Map - The Baltimore Sun - 9/6/2009
EPA to put the Chesapeake Bay on a 'pollution diet' - The Washington Examiner - 9/3/2009
NY plans to ban shad fishing to help save species - The Associated Press - 9/1/2009

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