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William & Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science: Scientists Forecast Milder Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone in 2026
May 20, 2026
GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, May 20 -- William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news:

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Scientists forecast milder Chesapeake Bay dead zone in 2026

Below-average nutrient runoff is predicted to result in better conditions for Bay life

By John Wallace. Adapted from a press release by the Chesapeake Bay Program

Scientists at William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS, FlowWest and the Univ . . .

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