2023 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card Release
The 2023 Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card is now available! The release event was held in Ocean City, attended by scientists and managers as well as citizens and volunteers. Heath Kelsey and Annie Carew represented IAN at the event. The report card score is a B-, which is the highest score that the Coastal Bays have ever received. This increase was driven by improvements in the seagrass and hard clam scores, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. Congratulations to the Maryland Coastal Bays Program for another successful year!