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USGS shares science results from selected publications through press releases written by the USGS and in cooperation with the Chesapeake Bay Program. USGS results are also highlighted in the articles written by the Bay Journal staff and other media outlets. A USGS Chesapeake quarterly newsletter also provides news and reports.

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Chesapeake Bay sees slight improvement in water quality

Chesapeake Bay sees slight improvement in water quality

Chesapeake Bay Program — Press Release — October 31, 2024

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Invasive flathead catfish impacting Susquehanna’s food chain, researchers find

Invasive flathead catfish impacting Susquehanna’s food chain, researchers find

The Pennsylvania State University — by Jeff Mulhollem — October 18, 2024

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Scientists document osprey nest failures across the Chesapeake, tie it to lack of menhaden for food

Scientists document osprey nest failures across the Chesapeake, tie it to lack of menhaden for food

Bay Journal — by Timothy B. Wheeler — September 25, 2024

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USGS Researchers Invite Community Members to Help Kick Off a New Study of Local Streams and Conservation Practices in the Shenandoah Valley

USGS Researchers Invite Community Members to Help Kick Off a New Study of Local Streams and Conservation Practices in the Shenandoah Valley

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) had begun working with local farmers, resource managers, and educators in the War Branch watershed, making it as a...

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Why reducing farm pollution in the Chesapeake Bay region is a complex problem

Why reducing farm pollution in the Chesapeake Bay region is a complex problem

Bay Journal — by Karl Blankenship — September 3, 2024

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New Framework for Seamless Fish Habitat Assessments

New Framework for Seamless Fish Habitat Assessments

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science — August 28, 2024

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EROS History: Archive Unveils Earth’s Secrets

EROS History: Archive Unveils Earth’s Secrets

Archive: The word evokes stacks of dusty papers, white-gloved scholars paging through books, crates of hidden treasure.

But the EROS archive is a...

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More osprey reproduction problems found around the Chesapeake Bay

More osprey reproduction problems found around the Chesapeake Bay

Bay Journal — by Timothy B. Wheeler — August 5, 2024

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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) vote to create workgroup to study Virginia’s menhaden fishery

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) vote to create workgroup to study Virginia’s menhaden fishery

National Fisherman — by Larry Chowning — August 7, 2024

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U.S. Geological Survey is working to install its fourth local extensometer – the only ones on the East Coast

U.S. Geological Survey is working to install its fourth local extensometer – the only ones on the East Coast

WHRO — by Katherine Hafner — August 5, 2024

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Detecting the Presence of PFAS in Invasive Blue Catfish

Detecting the Presence of PFAS in Invasive Blue Catfish

USGS is working with Maryland Department of Natural Resources to sample blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) to measure levels of per- and...

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