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Chesapeake Bay

Published on Dec 14, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CHESAPEAKE BAY

BY LAURA GUNDERSON
Photo by sofafort

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

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