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How Will Changes in Habitat Affect Fish in and Near the Chesapeake Bay?

NOAA-funded research has explored how different species, including the commercially important summer flounder and black sea bass, may change their habitat use due to climate change.
March 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
In the foreground, a clump of marsh grass; in the middle, a sandbar; in the background, a wide river. Habitats including marsh are being affected by climate change. Recent research has explored how changes in habitat can affect commercially and recreationally important fish species in the Chesapeake Bay. Photo: Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve—Virginia

Funding Opportunity Open for Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Research

Apply by April 17 for funding to support research on how climate change is affecting habitat and fisheries.
January 11, 2023 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A man wearing a plaid shirt and a baseball cap leans out over the edge of a silver research vessel to retrieve a frame made of PVC pipe on which a camera is mounted. A NOAA scientist retrieves a frame on which a video camera is mounted from the water. NOAA is researching the use of video to track the progress of oyster reef restoration projects.

College Students: We’re Offering Five Paid Summer 2023 Internships in the Chesapeake Bay

Applications were due February 20, 2023, for these opportunities to learn from and work with NOAA scientists.
December 21, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A woman wearing sunglasses and a lifejacket kneels next to a box-like structure built from PVC tubes. Interns assist in research both on shore and on board NOAA vessels. Here, a summer intern helps the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office monitor the health of restored oyster reefs using video equipment.

Does Rebuilding an Island Rebuild Fish Habitat?

Scientists from the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office are investigating whether fish are using restored areas at Maryland’s Poplar Island.
December 15, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A man and a woman, both wearing hip waders, work with a fyke net at the edge of a marsh. Scientists retrieve fish caught in a fyke net near Poplar Island to record species, number, and lengths. Photo: NOAA Fisheries/NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

NOAA’s Bay Watershed Education and Training Education Program Celebrates 20 Years

The grant program started right here in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
December 02, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
A high school student gestures as he speaks at a podium James Jiyu Obasiolu, student leader with the Howard County (Maryland)’s Youth Climate Institute, speaks at the NOAA B-WET 20th anniversary event.

Virginia’s Middle Peninsula: Projects Focus on Oysters, Shorelines, and More

Work is underway in the recently announced Middle Peninsula Habitat Focus Area.
November 23, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Aerial view of river with wetlands interspersed with residences and forested areas on both sides The Mattaponi River snakes through King and Queen County, Virginia, part of NOAA's Middle Peninsula Habitat Focus Area.

Grant Opportunities for School Districts, Regional Environmental Education Efforts in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Up to $700,000 for new projects to be awarded in Fiscal Year 2023.
November 02, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Two students wearing gloves lean over a desk, where they are counting and recording information about baby oysters. Hampton City Schools (Virginia) students track information about oysters they are growing in a project supported by Chesapeake B-WET.

Habitat Restoration Project Supports Fisheries, Improve Recreation along Cuyahoga River

A NOAA-supported project in Akron, Ohio, restored nearly 60 acres of habitat for fish as part of an effort to transform the site of a former golf course.
September 27, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Trees and other vegetation line the banks of a winding river A restored portion of the Cuyahoga River at the Valley View portion of Cascade Valley Metro Park. Credit: Summit Metro Parks.

NOAA to Fund Environmental Literacy Efforts in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

NOAA is recommending $2.65 million for NOAA Chesapeake Bay-Watershed Education and Training projects that support student learning, teacher training, and more.
September 13, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Four women crouch over a seine net in a shallow stream

Streams Rich in Baseflow are Important for Atlantic Salmon

Study helps to identify important stream reaches for Atlantic salmon habitat.
August 30, 2022 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
atlantic salmon smolt blending into rocks underwater Atlantic salmon parr swimming. Photo Credit: Nick Hawkins