Striped bass populations in the lower Chesapeake Bay are not doing well, marking the second year in a row for below-average numbers in Virginia waters. According to a 2024 survey from the Virginia ...

The court ruled that it was the state the fishing entities should sue over regulations, not an interstate compact ...

According to Vogelbein, the mycobacterial species lurking in the Chesapeake are widespread ... Mycobacteriosis infection rate in Bay’s striped bass increasing, Bay Journal, http ...

As alluded to in the referenced article, sports fishermen contend that the menhaden fleet takes too many fish from the Chesapeake Bay, leaving the overfished striped bass without enough food.

A new study by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources confirms the negative impact Chesapeake Channa has on other fish ...

A critical fish species in the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic menhaden, could be declining rapidly. Or its numbers could be growing. There is no data on Atlantic menhaden populations in ...