 After 22 years, the Chesapeake Bay's annual report card is out and is now approved to a C+. Wow. According to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies, the Bay's overall ecological health scored in the moderate range using data from 2023 up four points from the previous year. The Bay's score was 55%, five points shy of the good range, while the upper eastern shore had a downward trend. Other parts of the Bay improved or held steady.