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2015 Press Releases
- Cleaner Air, Cleaner Waters: Story Map Illustrates Air Pollution Reductions Over Time
- Record $11.5 Million Will Support Cleaner Water, Improved Habitat in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
- Chesapeake Bay’s Underwater Grass Abundance Rises 27 Percent in 2014
- Chesapeake Executive Council Releases Plans to Restore and Protect Bay Watershed
- Bay Program Partners Welcome New Climate Change Coordinator
- Blue Crabs Doing Better, But Report Notes There’s Still Room for Improvement
- Seventeen public access sites open along Chesapeake rivers and streams
- Shad Abundance Surpasses Restoration Goals in Potomac, Rappahannock Rivers
- Trends Show Jurisdictions Reducing Pollution Entering Chesapeake Bay
- Chesapeake Bay Program Welcomes Public Input on Draft Management Strategies
- Experts Consider Chesapeake Bay an Ecosystem in Recovery
- Long-Term Nutrient, Sediment Levels Declining in Chesapeake Bay
2015 Media Advisories
Fisheries Scientists, Managers, Constituents to Discuss Chesapeake Bay Fishery Resource Management
December 8, 2015The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team will meet Monday, December 14 to discuss topics of critical importance to important fishery species in the Bay. Sessions will feature presentations by top scientists from the region.
View AdvisoryChesapeake Bay’s Underwater Grass Abundance Rose Last Year
July 30, 2015In a conference call Thursday, July 30 at 11 a.m., scientists with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) will discuss the 2014 results of their annual Bay-wide survey of underwater grasses from Susquehanna Flats to the mouth of the Bay and the many rivers in between.
View Advisory2015 Chesapeake Executive Council Annual Meeting
July 29, 2015On Thursday, July 23, the Chesapeake Executive Council (EC) will hold a public meeting and press event during which they are expected to announce the completion of the long-anticipated strategies for meeting the goals of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, signed last June. The council meets once a year to set the goals and provide guidance for the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership.
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