3. Chesapeake Bay Retriever Known affectionately as the “Chessie,” the Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a powerful American sporting breed developed in the 19th century along the Mid-Atlantic coast. Purina ...

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a typical Retriever. It was originally bred to be used as a gun dog. AKC classifies it as a sporting dog. This retriever has a dense, woolly double coat with natural ...

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever dog breed originated as a water dog used to hunt and retrieve ducks in the chilly chop of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay.

CHESAPEAKE BAY– The Chesapeake Bay Program is seeking public input on the draft revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement, which updates plans for reaching water quality and ecosystem goals.

Blue crab populations in the Chesapeake Bay took a sizable hit in 2025, marking a need for more cautious harvest regulations, some environmentalists say.

CHESAPEAKE BAY - The Chesapeake Bay is world-renowned for its blue crabs, rockfish, osprey, and menhaden. But a certain marine mammal, less associated with the Bay but a frequent visitor, has ...

Local News Volunteers keep Chesapeake Bay-bound WWII ship running Dick Sterne, 68, stands in front of the S.S. John W. Brown, a fully operational World War II.

Proposed budget cuts to NOAA may derail Chesapeake Bay restoration and impact 2025 climate goals, warns Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

The survey estimates approximately 238 million crabs currently live in the Bay, a decline of about 80 million from last year's count.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that $206 million in funding will be allocated for projects aimed at continuing the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.