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More habitat means more fish
May 9, 2013Investments in habitat conservation can strengthen fisheries and the economies that depend on them.
Read storyRestoration of urban stream has big impact on D.C. economy
May 6, 2013A new analysis of an Anacostia River tributary documents the local value of restoring urban streams.
Read storyFish tumors in Anacostia River decline
May 2, 2013A drop in tumor rates among brown bullhead catfish could indicate lowered exposure to chemical contaminants.
Read storyLetter from Leadership: Stormwater fees a useful funding source
April 30, 2013The "rain tax" funds practices that mitigate the harmful effects of impervious surfaces.
Read storyBay Program partners slow pollution flow into waterways
April 30, 2013Simulations show that jurisdictions are reducing nutrient and sediment pollution.
Read storyBay Foundation cites nutrient pollution as big threat to smallmouth bass
April 25, 2013Excess nutrients are making the sport fish more susceptible to infections and death.
Read storyWinter dredge survey counts Chesapeake Bay crabs
April 25, 2013The annual estimate of blue crab abundance is critical to managing the species.
Read storyTen invasive species of the Chesapeake Bay
April 22, 2013Meet the most disruptive invasives currently living in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
Read storySmall-town cleanup makes big impact on waterway
April 20, 2013These Project Clean Stream volunteers picked up trash in a Marydel, Md., drainage ditch.
Read storyChesapeake Bay’s blue crab abundance drops
April 19, 2013A boost in the number of spawning-age females tempers the news of this Bay-wide decline.
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