One dead in boat collision on James River

 PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 17, 2010) – Coast Guard and local agencies respond to a collision in the vicinity of the James River Bridge Sunday morning. At 9:53 a.m. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Road watchstanders received word over channel 16 VHF-FM that a Sea Tow vessel with one person aboard, and a 19-foot boat with two [...]

Bivalve’s dramatic demise is as ‘quiet as a clam’

This clam dredger was underway in 1968 when this photo was taken by NOAA on the Chesapeake Bay.  Clam dredges still operate on the Patuxent.

Unlike oysters, which build elaborate reefs, soft-shell clams burrow into the sediment where they are out of sight – and seemingly out of mind.

Coast Guard assists 4 near Smith Point, Md.

U. S. Coast Guard utility boat; fast to the rescue for those in distress on The Chesapeake and its tributaries.

Hoeltje contacted Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders via marine-band radio at 1:51 a.m., reporting that his 28-foot sailboat was disabled and beset by weather.

The Price of Free Bait

Grass shrimp

Ironically, the best quality, freshest bloodworms and soft crabs are not always found in bait and tackle stores.

Visit this War of 1812 Privateer in Baltimore

Lynx tall ship

Lynx evokes the life, spirit, and atmosphere of a vanished age of sail.

Products That Protect the Chesapeake

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

By Cap’n Larry Jarboe THE CHESAPEAKE While cruising by car on a weekday lunch trip through Solomons, I saw a boatload of happy anglers from the Miss Susie cleaning their catch. Each one had a trophy rockfish for a picture and fine family dining. Though today a catch like this is a regular occurrence with [...]

Oysters are cleaning up parts of St. Jerome’s Creek

oysters

By Richard Pelz Special Correspondent THE CHESAPEAKE Larry Jarboe asked me to start writing about oysters. Specifically he asked me to get the facts out there. My knowledge comes from having commercially grown oysters in the Chesapeake Bay for over 25 years.   Larry and I both believe oysters are the key to the Chesapeake Bay’s [...]

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