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In the Atlantic, about 27 miles off the Virginia Beach coast, schools of fish congregate around what looks like a large cylinder covered in algae. Mussels glom onto the structure.

Katherine Hafner The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot HAMPTON — Walk along Fort Monroe in Hampton and you’ll find numerous ways to enjoy the Chesapeake Bay. Swim at the beach, for example, or fish from a pier. But a new coalition envisions the fort eventually offering much more, along with other sites around the nation’s largest estuary. A group of conservation nonprofits, community leaders and lawmakers are pushing for the larger Chesapeake Bay area to become a part of the ...