Ecosystems

Ecosystems

Hurricanes’ full havoc yet to be felt

When Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene pummelled North Carolina in the fall of 1999, they delivered a three-punch sequence that may, for years to come, disrupt fishing in the Atlantic Ocean.

Ecosystems

Underwater Refuge

Efforts are under way to greatly expand coastal no-fishing zones.

Ecosystems

Fish Epidemic Traces to Novel Germ

A new mycobacterium, related to the one causing tuberculosis, is responsible for a mysterious epidemic sickening some of the Chesapeake Bay's most prized fish.