Underwater grasses, also known as submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), are seen at Round Bay on the Severn River in Anne Arundel County, Md., on Aug. 26, 2019. (Image by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
I live off of the Elk River on Herring Creek which is the upper bay and we have gone from very thick beds of sea grass from early July to Fall to essentially nothing this year. Quite a dramatic drop.
I spend 60+ hours a week on the water of the lower, middle bay and rivers. I recall a bay report earlier in the spring suggesting a 40% rise in aquatic vegetation. From my own observation and all accounts from fellow tradesman grasses have been more prevalent than decades previous this year following a trend upward over the last few years. I am curious now how this article and relevant studies appear to arrive at such a contrasting conclusion.
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I live off of the Elk River on Herring Creek which is the upper bay and we have gone from very thick beds of sea grass from early July to Fall to essentially nothing this year. Quite a dramatic drop.
I spend 60+ hours a week on the water of the lower, middle bay and rivers. I recall a bay report earlier in the spring suggesting a 40% rise in aquatic vegetation. From my own observation and all accounts from fellow tradesman grasses have been more prevalent than decades previous this year following a trend upward over the last few years. I am curious now how this article and relevant studies appear to arrive at such a contrasting conclusion.
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