Md. Natural Resources Dept.: State Chesapeake Bay Underwater Grasses Expanded Nearly 13% in 2025
September 10, 2026
September 10, 2026
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news:
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Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Underwater Grasses Expanded Nearly 13% in 2025
Gains add more than 4,600 acres of critical Chesapeake Bay habitat
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Underwater grass abundance increased in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries last year. In Maryland's portion of the Bay, underwater grass coverage expanded from 36 . . .
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Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Underwater Grasses Expanded Nearly 13% in 2025
Gains add more than 4,600 acres of critical Chesapeake Bay habitat
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Underwater grass abundance increased in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries last year. In Maryland's portion of the Bay, underwater grass coverage expanded from 36 . . .