Tagged Stories: "dead zone"

Scientists attribute the dead zone’s volume to nutrient pollution.

Catch rates fall as low-oxygen conditions push bottom-feeding fish out of the Bay’s mainstem.

Low spring nutrient loads should lead to improved water quality this summer.

34% of Bay waters met standards for dissolved oxygen; some oyster and grass beds healthy despite conditions.

A new study analyzing 60 years of data shows that efforts to reduce pollution appear to be helping the Bay's health.

Scientists with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center have written some preliminary thoughts about 2011's bizarre weather.

The Chesapeake Bay is expected to have moderate to poor dissolved oxygen conditions during the early part of the summer.

There was a smaller low-oxygen "dead zone" and fewer fish kills and sea nettles in the Chesapeake Bay this summer.

We've all read the stories about the Bay's "dead zones" - areas of the Bay that become devoid of oxygen during the hot summer months.