The Chesapeake Bay

At the end of this section, you will be able to:

• identify the political jurisdictions in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
• articulate how salinity changes in the Chesapeake Bay
• describe the primary sources of pollution that threaten the health of the bay, and how to reduce them in the most cost-effective way
• describe the current TMDL initiative, and distinguish it from earlier plans to Save the Bay
• explain why menhaden are so important to Reedville, and why limits on menhaden harvest are controversial
• describe the role of oysters in the history, economy, and ecology of the bay
• explain why Virginia and Maryland had different perspectives on winter harvest of blue crabs

the Chesapeake Bay watershed includes land in New York and Delaware, and extends almost to Blacksburg in Virginia
Source: Wikipedia, Chesapeake Bay