The 2024 fall survey was conducted from Oct. 8 to Nov. 25 throughout the oyster-growing waters of the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, including the Potomac River.

For the fifth year in a row, the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay is doing well after decades of combating drought, ...

Anglers in St. Mary’s County are reeling in abundant catches as spot, croaker, and catfish thrive in the Patuxent, Potomac, ...

but you can’t poison the Potomac. It’s a wide, shallow river that originates in West Virginia and runs 380 miles before emptying into the Chesapeake. The bay fuels the region’s economy ...

Once it passes Fredericksburg, the saltwater influence of the Chesapeake Bay turns the driver brackish ... The Rappahannock River is Virginia’s third largest river, after the James and Potomac rivers.

With the help of laser imaging and a water-current detecting buoy, specialists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Once it passes Fredericksburg, the saltwater influence of the Chesapeake Bay turns the driver ... is Virginia’s third largest river, after the James and Potomac rivers. Its name derives from ...