The shrinking dead zone leaves more room for fishing and outdoor recreation. “The Chesapeake Bay is a critical resource that benefits the Hampton Roads area and it is promising to see this is a ...

Hot weather and calm winds this summer only helped to validate forecasts that the dead zone would be large and persistent in the Chesapeake ... pots and fishing nets from the Bay Bridge to Virginia.

The dead zone of the Chesapeake ... leaves more room for fishing and outdoor recreation. Dead zones occur when pollution, such as fertilizers and dog waste, gets into the bay.

The ominously named "dead zones" in the Chesapeake Bay are more than hyperbole and represent potentially millions of dollars lost on industries tied to the Bay, so a report citing improvements is ...

Dead zones are widespread across the Chesapeake Bay, and according to environmentalists ... making it difficult for watermen to catch them alive. Watermen Bobby Whaples says they are used to ...

A 10-year study provides the first quantitative evidence on a bay-wide scale that low-oxygen "dead zones" are ... oxygen in Chesapeake Bay can reduce the number and catch rates of demersal fish ...

The Chesapeake Bay’s so-called “dead zones” – low-oxygen areas that can suffocate underwater life and shrink available habitat – are expected to be above average this year. The research ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY - The "dead zones" in the Chesapeake Bay—areas with little to no oxygen in the water—remain a significant concern for aquatic life, with recent reports indicating no reduction ...

A 10-year study of Chesapeake Bay fishes by researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science provides the first quantitative evidence on a bay-wide scale that low-oxygen "dead zones" are ...