News | Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System

Spring’s Above-Average Salinity, Low Hypoxia Were Good Conditions for Blue Crabs, Oysters

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CBIBS Patapsco Buoy Redeployed as CBIBS Baltimore Harbor Buoy

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Colder, Saltier Water Dominated Most of the Bay this Winter

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Subtle Anomalies in Fall 2024 May Have Affected the Bay’s Living Resources

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Summer 2024 Conditions: What Do They Mean for Bay Species?

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Spring 2024 Brings Mixed Bag of Habitat Conditions for Bay Species

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2023-24 Winter Seasonal Summary Has Good News for Blue Crabs, Striped Bass

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CBIBS Team Members Honored for their Response on the Bay

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At their annual awards ceremony last week, the Maryla

Now Available: NCBO's Fall 2023 Seasonal Summary

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Winter 2023-34 Buoy Plans

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While CBIBS buoys are fairly sturdy, ice can damage sensors and large ice floes can move buoys far from their deployed locations. To keep CBIBS buoy safe over the winter, the team is pulling the Patapsco buoy. This is our northernmost buoy, and it is the most vulnerable to freezing.