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The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office’s Fall 2025 Seasonal Summary describes how Bay conditions in September–November differed from average—and how those differences may have affected important species in the Chesapeake. Here are some of the elements discussed in the Fall 2025 Seasonal Summary. For more information, graphs, and discussion, you can access the full scientific document. 

At the end of each meteorological season, scientists analyze data from the previous three months. They define whether conditions were average—or whether they differed from average.

The NOAA CBIBS Patapsco buoy has been redeployed and renamed the NOAA CBIBS Baltimore Harbor buoy to better reflect its location. It had been pulled to keep it, and its sensors, safe from potential damage due to icing over the winter. 

Data from CBIBS buoys, satellites, and other sources can highlight where water conditions differ from average.

The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office’s (NCBO) seasonal summaries use data collected from CBIBS buoys, satellites, and other data sources to assess water conditions.

After every season, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office scientists examine observations from CBIBS buoys, satellites, and other data sources to determine how Bay conditions compared with the average over the past 20

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At their annual awards ceremony last week, the Maryland Natural Resources Police honored NCBO’s Max Ruehrmund, Taylor Giordano, and NCBO 2023 summer intern Emma Venarde for their actions of June 13, 2023.