Gen. George Washington crossed it on Christmas to attack Hessian forces during the Battle of Trenton in 1776. It's a vital nautical thoroughfare for ships traveling from Philadelphia and Wilmington to ...

The bacteria affected people with underlying conditions who ate or handled crabs from the Delaware Bay Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

DELAWARE -- One proposal in the New Jersey State Senate looks to change the 'Delaware Bay' to the 'Bay of New Jersey'. State leaders, local leaders, and neighbors shared their reactions to the ...

A New Jersey Republican has proposed legislation to change the Delaware Bay to "The Bay of New Jersey," appearing to be inspired by President Donald Trump's executive order changing the Gulf of Mexico ...

In a move reminiscent of the Trump administration's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico, one South Jersey politician wants to give the Delaware Bay a new name and rehash a territorial dispute with his ...

Decades-long changes in the Delaware Bay region may be contributing to the declining numbers of a medium-sized shorebird known to generations of Delawareans and New Jersey residents. The red knot ...

Delaware Bay is flanked by New Jersey to the North East and Delaware to the South West. Delaware Bay has always been a conduit to ports along the Delaware River – Philadelphia, Wilmington, Trenton, ...

The best time to see the ancient wonders that are horseshoe crabs is now, as they return to Delaware Bay beaches for spawning season. Horseshoe crabs first developed 540 million years ago in the ...

Every year, about 8 million metric tons of plastic are put into the world’s oceans. Of particular concern are microplastics, materials found in the marine environment that occur in sizes below five ...

“Few people have any idea of the immensity of the oyster business done in the United States,” the magazine, The Living Age, reported in March 1850. “The Chesapeake and Delaware bay oysters go all over ...

Delaware State University researchers have been working since 2019 when Delaware became the last East Coast state to allow aquaculture. The Rehoboth Bay oyster farm helps to clean the water and thus ...

The Lower Middle. Banana Peel Slough. Flounder Alley. The Anchorage. All of these places in the Delaware Bay used to be part of the lexicon of the summer angler, a part of the local culture and lore ...