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How can you tell the difference between a hardshell crab and a peeler crab?
November 5, 2010Peeler crabs are actually just hardshell blue crabs that are showing signs of molting.
Read storyNanticoke River's Health Gets B-Minus in First-Ever Report Card
October 30, 2010The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has given the health of the Nanticoke River a B-.
Read storyChesapeake Bay Atlantic Sturgeon Proposed for Endangered Species List
October 27, 2010The Atlantic Sturgeon has been proposed by NOAA Fisheries Service to be protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.
Read storyFirst State of the Susquehanna Report Details Successes, Opportunities
October 26, 2010The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) has released the first-ever State of the Susquehanna report.
Read storyStriped Bass Reproduction Below Average in Maryland, Above Average in Virginia in 2010
October 20, 2010The number of young striped bass in Maryland waters in 2010 was below average for the third straight year.
Read storyVirginia Partnership Aims to Restore Oysters, Jobs and the Chesapeake Bay
October 18, 2010A new oyster partnership in Virginia will bring watermen, scientists, businesses and citizens together to help restore the Chesapeake Bay.
Read storyTangier Island, Demystified
October 13, 2010If you have been to Tangier Island, feel free to skip this post.
Read storyWhat effect does heavy rainfall have on the Bay?
October 1, 2010What effect does heavy rainfall have on the Bay?
Read storyEnvironmental education gets a boost in Maryland
September 28, 2010The Maryland State Board of Education voted unanimously to incorporate environmental education (EE) into all K-12 school systems.
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