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2015 Press Releases
- Long-Term Nutrient, Sediment Levels Declining in Chesapeake Bay
- Experts Consider Chesapeake Bay an Ecosystem in Recovery
- Chesapeake Bay Program Welcomes Public Input on Draft Management Strategies
- Trends Show Jurisdictions Reducing Pollution Entering Chesapeake Bay
- Shad Abundance Surpasses Restoration Goals in Potomac, Rappahannock Rivers
- Seventeen public access sites open along Chesapeake rivers and streams
- Blue crabs doing better, but report notes there’s still room for improvement
- Bay Program Partners welcome new climate change coordinator
- Chesapeake Executive Council releases plans to restore and protect Bay watershed
- Chesapeake Bay’s underwater grass abundance rises 27 percent in 2014
- Record $11.5 million will support cleaner water, improved habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
- Cleaner air, cleaner waters: Story map illustrates air pollution reductions over time
2015 Media Advisories
2015 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.
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 AdvisoryFisheries 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.
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