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NOAA-Funded Research Highlights Economic Effects of Oyster Reef Restoration

Scientists at Morgan State University forecast that restored oyster reefs—especially when paired with eelgrass recovery—boost habitat, blue crab harvest, and the economy.
March 07, 2025 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
An aerial view of a crane moving hard substrate from the deck of a barge into the Piankatank River Hard substrate is moved from a barge into the Piankatank River, part of NOAA's Middle Peninsula Habitat Focus Area in Virginia, to form a reef onto which oysters can settle. Researchers explored what the future of these reefs could mean for the area and its economy. Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

NOAA Helps Students and Educators Dive into Environmental Education

$2.7 million in NOAA Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training will help students learn about the watershed and take action on local issues.
January 15, 2025 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A young boy and girl lean over trays containing critters from their local stream. Photo by Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parson. Fifth-grade students participate in Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience involving a benthic macroinvertebrate investigation using leaves collected from nearby streams at Buckland Mills Elementary School in Gainesville, Virginia. Photo: Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parson.

Protecting and Restoring Habitat in Virginia’s Middle Peninsula

Healthy wetlands and oyster reefs support fish, wildlife, and communities.
October 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
An aerial view of marshes in the Middle Peninsula of Virginia Wetlands provide a buffer from wave energy for shorelines and communities behind them. But sea level rise, storms, and other challenges are causing wetlands to erode. We’re working to restore these important habitats. Photo: Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parson.

Celebrating Oysters During Oyster Week

It's Oyster Week 2024! We're celebrating by honoring one of our favorite shellfish all week with special features.
October 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Oyster reef (Credit: Adobe Stock) An oyster reef with lush greenery in the background. Credit: Adobe Stock

Sharing Climate Change Knowledge, Inspiring Action in the Chesapeake Bay

We’re helping teachers and students understand climate change—and take relevant action—in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
September 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Three students kneel in a dirt field as they plant small trees. Educators can help inspire students to take action. Here, students in Delaware plant trees. Credit: Chesapeake Bay Program/Will Parson.

Coastal Marsh Restoration in the Mid-Atlantic: Aligning Habitat Objectives to Maximize Project Benefits

In collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries has developed a guidance document to support the development of coastal marsh restoration projects in the mid-Atlantic region.
September 10, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Aerial view of a tidal marsh showing the intricate water channels and greenery. Tidal marshes, such as those seen in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland, present a mosaic of productive habitats including tidal creeks, low marsh, and high marsh. Credit: Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program.

Data from Tagged Fish to Help Scientists Enhance Restoration Efforts

Project tracks how nearly 400 fish use restored and natural areas near Poplar Island, Maryland.
September 04, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A woman measures a fish as a man holds the fish on a ruler over a tub of water. Both people are on a boat and are wearing life jackets and hats with large brims. A NOAA Fisheries team checks the length of a fish before inserting a telemetry tag.

Chesapeake Summer Interns Join our Team

College students, recent grads gain experience and help the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office.
July 15, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
collage of photos featuring five young people who are serving as interns in summer 2024 We're delighted to have the summer 2024 interns with us at the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office. Collage of courtesy photos: NOAA Fisheries/NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office.

Reaching a Major Oyster Restoration Milestone in Virginia’s York River

The York River is the eighth tributary restored toward the Chesapeake Bay Program’s goal of ten.
April 23, 2024 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Eight people on a boat dump oyster shells into the water, while other look on. Representatives from partners in York River oyster restoration placed oyster shells on a York River reef to ceremonially complete the project. Photo: NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

Supporting Endangered Atlantic Sturgeon in the Chesapeake Bay

Work in the Chesapeake Bay includes identifying and protecting habitat used by these fish for spawning, seeking to minimize vessel strikes, and educating students about these fish.
December 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two sturgeon swim above a gravelly bottom Atlantic sturgeon near rocky bottom