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The Chesapeake Bay’s oxygen-starved “dead zone” in 2023 was the smallest observed in nearly 40 years of monitoring, scientists recently reported.

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This summer's Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" was the smallest it's been since monitoring began in 1985, according to data released by the Chesapeake Bay Program's monitoring partners: the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Old Dominion University and Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

The Chesapeake Bay’s oxygen-starved “dead zone” in 2023 was the smallest observed in nearly 40 years of monitoring, scientists recently reported.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Chesapeake Bay’s summer “dead zone” was the smallest it’s been since monitoring began in 1985, according to data released by the Chesapeake…

A new report on oxygen levels in the Chesapeake Bay showed that the bay was a healthier place this summer for fish, crabs and oysters.

This summer’s oxygen-poor “dead zone” in the Chesapeake Bay was the smallest since scientists started monitoring it in 1985, according to estimates by researchers in Maryland and Virginia. The good news for the bay could reflect the lower-than-average rainfall in the bay watershed this year, experts said. Rainwater carries pollutants into the Chesapeake, inundating the estuary with nutrients ...

The Chesapeake Bay Program says this year’s dead zone in the Chesapeake Bay was the smallest on record, mainly due to pollution reduction and below-average rainfall.

This summer’s dissolved oxygen levels in the Chesapeake Bay were much better than previous years Water monitoring data collected by the Maryland Department...

ANNAPOLIS — Chesapeake Bay Program partners announced Wednesday the Chesapeake Bay dead zone — an area of low oxygen that forms in deep Bay waters when excess…