The overall health of Chesapeake Bay improved in 2016, a positive sign that recovery efforts are working. The largest estuary in the nation scored a C grade (54%) in the 2016 report card, one of the highest scores calculated by UMCES scientists.

UMCES joined scientists from Cornell University and Duke University to studyhow marine mammals like porpoises, whales, and dolphins may be affected by the construction of wind farms off the coast of Maryland.