Land-based Salmon Farm Proposed for Eastern Shore
The Chesapeake Bay is known to many for the seafood it produces: blue crabs, oysters and striped bass. In a few years, though, the Bay region could become a major producer of an even more popular seafood that doesn’t come from the Chesapeake. A Norwegian company, AquaCon, has unveiled plans to raise salmon on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. AquaCon executives intend to build a $300 million ... [Continue Story]
Ecosystem Highlights
‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Chesapeake Region’s Freshwater Fish
High levels of “forever chemicals” have been reported in freshwater fish and water from a Maryland creek, raising new questions about the extent and ... [Continue Story]
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- Saving the Choptank…and the Bay? By Al Hammond
- After Coronavirus: Chesapeake College’s Cliff Coppersmith
- Long-running Chesapeake Crab Study Threatened with Shutdown
- Fighting a Trump Rollback of Bay Protection with CBF’s Alan Girard and ShoreRivers’ Jeff Horstman
- CBF and ShoreRivers Sue Trump Administration on Clean Water Rule
Ecosystem Notes
Environmental Education Comes Home for Students During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has launched a new online environmental learning series designed to be a resource for teachers, parents, and ... [Continue Story]
- Stewards for Streams Seeks to Engage Queen Anne’s County Faith Community
- Impacts of Ocean Warming, Sea-Level Rise, and Coastline Management for Chesapeake Bay
- ShoreRivers Presents Lawn Fertilizer Awareness Campaign
- Hillsboro Recognized as Maryland’s Newest Sustainable Community
- Imagine, Draw, Discover New Birds
- ShoreRivers Announces Teacher Training “Academy”
- ShoreRivers Announces Cancellations, Postponements
- ShoreRivers Gears up for Spring with River-Friendly Yards
- Meet the Scientists Behind the Science at Horn Point Laboratory’s Science Bytes
- Bird Lecture: Helping Birds Adapt to a Changing World
