Chesapeake Bay
Published on Dec 14, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ABOUT THE BAY
- Largest estuary in the US
- Surrounded by Maryland an Virginia
- Watershed to six states
- Watershed to District of Columbia
- Supports hundreds of species
Photo by PLR_Photos
ISSUES OF THE BAY
- Air pollution
- Blue crab population decline
- Invasive species
- Eastern oyster population decline
Photo by jeffweese
DECLINE OF BLUE CRABS
- Most sought after shellfish
- Declared a federal disaster
- New regulations to limit fishing
- Fishing limited to help species recover
- Numbers brought up by higher quality grass
Photo by Benjamin Wilson Imagery
NUTRIA INVASION
- 20 lb beaver-like invasive rodent
- Effects of nutria are devastating to environment
- Eat 25% of body weight in vegetation
- Tear up roots of plants so they're impossible to grow
- Nutria Eradication Project working to remove them
Photo by princesswhycome
