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Updates to How CBIBS Tracks Water Quality Parameters

Aug 22, 2022

As technology evolves, so does CBIBS! We are implementing changes to the equipment we use to track water-quality parameters at the buoys. 

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Spring 2022 Water Temperature, Salinity May Benefit Rockfish, Oysters

Jul 22, 2022

Several species that rely on Bay habitat may be enjoying a bit of a boost, thanks to this spring’s below-average to average water temperatures, occasional freshwater flow thanks to rainstorms, and—in some areas—slightly higher-than-average salinities at the end of May.

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Summer Update: Seven Buoys Reporting from around the Chesapeake

Jun 16, 2022

As water temperatures warm through the 70s and toward the 80s, summer boating season is in full swing here in the Chesapeake Bay. Seven CBIBS buoys are in the water and reporting meteorological and other data:

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Overwinter Water Temperature, Salinity Offer Mixed Bag for Bay Species

Mar 28, 2022

Scientists use data from CBIBS buoys, NOAA satellites, and other sources to monitor conditions in the Chesapeake Bay, and to analyze how they may differ from average.

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CBIBS Spring 2022 System Plans

Mar 11, 2022

***UPDATE as of 4/28/22: The Jamestown location is now reporting meteorological and current conditions. Water-quality data will come after June 1 when a new sensor is deployed.***

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Above-Average Fall Water Temperatures May Benefit Some Bay Species

Dec 23, 2021

Data from NOAA buoys and satellites and other data sources on conditions in the Chesapeake Bay during fall 2021 give scientists insight into how living resources, including key fish species, may respond.

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Plans for CBIBS Buoys for Winter 2021-22

Nov 1, 2021

With the coldest months of the year just ahead, CBIBS team is laying out their plans for buoy operations over the winter. This year, we plan to keep five buoys in the water through the winter:

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Summer 2021 Brings Lower-than-Average River Flow, Higher-than-Average Salinity

Oct 19, 2021

Scientists at the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office

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Buoys, Satellites Track Small Sediment Plume from Ida Remnants

Sep 8, 2021

The remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through the Chesapeake Bay watershed on September 1, bringing record rainfall amounts and even tornadoes to parts of the mid-Atlantic.

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CBIBS Late Summer Update

Aug 4, 2021

As of early August, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) has six buoys deployed and reporting data in near-real-time. These buoys are located at:

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