Smithsonian Magazine

From Playful Otters to Pint-Size Owls, These Eight Awesome Animals Call the Chesapeake Bay Home

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States, and it houses over 3,600 plant and animal species. The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center has numerous initiatives to study the ...

Chesapeake Bay’s invasive blue catfish could become zoo food, turning a threat to native fish into a meal for captive predators

Young blue catfish, an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay, may soon feed captive animals. This new study suggests using ...
WVEC

New menhaden assessment signals potential catch reductions in Chesapeake Bay

HAMPTON, Va. — A new scientific assessment released this week shows that Atlantic menhaden populations are significantly lower than previously estimated, potentially prompting major reductions in ...