The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office works to help protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay through its programs in fisheries management, habitat restoration, coastal observations, and education, and represents NOAA in the Chesapeake Bay Program . more

Science...for Sailing! Data, observations, and analyses from a variety of NOAA offices can help make your day sailing on the Bay safer and smarter. Smart maps are updated every day; learn more at the Coastal Prediction Center. Blue Planet Forum to Debut May 12 Join the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and Nauticus in Norfolk on May 12 for the inaugural lecture in the Blue Planet Forum. Hear from James Woolsey, former Director of Central Intelligence, on "Energy, Security, and the Long War of the 21st Century," in the first event of this new series. Maryland Spring Trophy Rockfish Season Now Open Spring trophy rockfish season in Maryland opened on April 19. What water and weather conditions will fishermen find? NOAA Researches Atmospheric Mercury Atmospheric deposition of mercury affects land and water resources around the world. Learn more about NOAA research on atmospheric mercury. Patapsco and Potomac CBIBS Buoys Redeployed The Patapsco and Potomac River CBIBS buoys, which had been pulled over the winter, have been redeployed and are once again collecting and transmitting observational data. Annual Bay Reports Released Two reports that evaluate and examine the status of the Bay were recently released. EcoCheck, a NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office-University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies partnership, developed the 2007 Chesapeake Bay Report Card. The Chesapeake Bay Program, in which the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office is a partner, released its 2007 Chesapeake Bay Health and Restoration Report.