oyster enthusiasts will once again be free to pick up their rakes and tongs and harvest Maryland’s signature shellfish delicacy from the floor of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

Governor Glenn Youngkin named the month of June 2025 as “Chesapeake Bay Deadrise Month” through a proclamation read on Sunday ...

The critical population of Chesapeake Bay oysters is on the mend, after numbers decreased due to over harvesting, habitat ...

In a sign the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay is improving ... was set for boats that only used dredging. "We put in a new oyster master plan a few years ago that helps with the prices.

As for the races, for the second year in a row, Capt. Shannon Gay in Rainbow Chaser, a wooden deadrise, won the premiere ...

The Oyster Recovery Partnership spearheaded cleanup in the Chesapeake Bay that removed trash, debris and crab pots. The effort — a five-day job with 13 boats and 26 watermen— is making the bay ...

Nestled between the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers on the Chesapeake Bay lies a Virginia escape that offers tranquility in ...

THIS IS A FIVE DAY JOB WITH 13 BOATS AND 26 WATERMEN. THE GOAL IS TO GET AS MUCH DEBRIS OUT OF THE BAY AS POSSIBLE. SO THIS IS ONE OF THE DERELICT, DERELICT CRAB POTS THAT WE WOULD RETRIEVE.

Once they reach Fort Carroll the process is simple: Volunteers grab a bright blue basket filled with oysters, and dump them over the side of the boat and into the murky depths. The Chesapeake Bay ...

Oysters are thriving at the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay, and the news continues to get better for the mollusks and local watermen.

Just before school lets out for the summer, Mrs. Kelsey Cook’s 4th grade science students at Easton Elementary will be ...