The ominous strings of the Jaws theme may give you chills, but public health officials warn of a bigger beach threat: Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria in warm coastal waters.

Blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay have dropped to a “distressing low” number, experts say, marking several years of repeated declines and raising concern about their long-term health. The ...

Chesapeake Bay health grade dips after hottest year on record and extreme rainfall patterns The health of the Chesapeake Bay has declined in an annual report card on the nation's largest estuary. By ...

The health of the Chesapeake Bay declined in an annual report card on the nation's largest estuary released Tuesday, with scientists noting the effect of extreme rainfall patterns during the ...

Chesapeake Bay health grade dips after hottest year on record and extreme rainfall patterns. The health of the Chesapeake Bay has declined in an annual report card on the nation’s largest estuary.

A 10-year study provides the first quantitative evidence on a bay-wide scale that low-oxygen "dead zones" are impacting the distribution and abundance of "demersal" fishes -- those that live and ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The health of the Chesapeake Bay declined in an annual report card on the nation's largest estuary released Tuesday, with scientists noting the effect of extreme ...

Last month, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued a warning about the impacts of President Trump's planned cuts to the NOAA's total budget – a slash of $1.7 billion.