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Southern Maryland News (Wed 14 Dec, 2011)
Dead zones decline in bay - Study says cleanup efforts appear to work
Staff quoted: Don Boesch, Michael Kemp
Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts appear to be working, according to a study released recently analyzing 60 years of water quality data.
WJZ (Baltimore) Television (Wed 14 Dec, 2011)
Alliance Of Businesses & Local Govts. Working To Clean Inner Harbor Waters
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Water in the Inner Harbor is so unhealthy, going for a swim might end with a tetanus shot.
The Baltimore Sun B'More Green Blog (Wed 14 Dec, 2011)
Harbor cleanup plan stirs hope - what now? Abell foundation chips in for water monitoring
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
Hope, humor and determination abounded at the unveiling today of the "Healthy Harbor" plan. Now comes the hard part - following through, so kids like 12-year-olds Dana and Diamond Johnson can feel safe swimming and fishing in Baltimore's waters by the time they're adults.
WJZ (Baltimore) Television (Tue 13 Dec, 2011)
Report: Inner Harbor Most Polluted Water In Maryland
Staff quoted: Bill Dennison
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Before polluters can be hauled into court, they have to be caught. That's led Maryland's attorney general to conduct ongoing environmental audits along Maryland's waterways.
The Baltimore Sun (Tue 13 Dec, 2011)
Plan aims to make harbor swimmable by 2020 - Proposal backs bottle deposits and bag fees, calls on city, Balto. Co. to curb sewage leaks, littering
Seeking to end a long history of abuse and neglect of Baltimore's waters, an ambitious new plan calls for a concerted public and private campaign to curb sewage leaks and littering and make the harbor swimmable by decade's end.
The Washington Post (Mon 12 Dec, 2011)
Animals use tunnels to get to the other side of road
Staff quoted: Ed Gates
You probably know this old riddle: Why did the chicken cross the road?
Chemical and Engineering News (Mon 12 Dec, 2011)
Cleaning the Chesapeake - Latest plan creates a firestorm amid hints of progress
Staff quoted: Don Boesch, Walt Boynton
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the U.S. and home to an estimated 3,600 plant and animal species, including more than 300 types of fish. The 64,000-sq-mile bay watershed is also home to about 17 million people and worth an estimated $1 trillion in terms of fishing, tourism, shipping, and property values.
The Daily Record (Sun 11 Dec, 2011)
No traction for oyster harvest moratorium
Staff quoted: Michael Wilberg
The Chesapeake Bay's oyster population has plummeted since the late 1960s, when Willy Dean, a Maryland waterman since the age of 17, would go hand tonging with his father and "load the boat with oysters."
The Corpus Christi Caller Times (Sun 11 Dec, 2011)
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at the summit of Gulf restoration plans - Research group presents plans of action
CORPUS CHRISTI — A wide grin unfurls across Larry McKinney's ruddy face anytime the subject of "those guys" comes up.
Seafood Source (Fri 9 Dec, 2011)
Md. blue crab fishery in MSC process
Staff quoted: Thomas Miller
09 December, 2011 - The Maryland blue crab fishery has finished the initial, USD 10,000 pre-assessment stage of Marine Stewardship Council certification and will soon decide whether to move forward with a full assessment at an estimated cost of USD 100,000.