The Wicomico River, top, and Whites Neck Creek, bottom, flow toward the Potomac River in Charles County, Md., on June 5, 2018. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Growing up on eastern Long Island, I had access to both Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound. I saw personally what water pollution can do and did to Sound. I have family here and over the years, I’ve seen how the Chesapeake Bay has been cleaned up. I now live here and love being able to ride my bike along the Fort Monroe boardwalk. Thanks for you hard work. Let’s make that 100% a reality within my lifetime.
this is good information i am learning about this in class and this helped me get a 97 on a test
Thanks for your comment regarding the water quality of the Bay and it’s impact on oysters. We did see promising increases in water quality during the last reporting cycle, 2015-2017, but as noted, that figure is still 42%, when we are shooting for 100%. We celebrate the fact that the water quality has continued to rise over the years, but are realistic in the fact that we have a long way to go. You can take a look at our progress over the past 30 years: https://www.chesapeakeprogress.com/clean-water/water-quality
Stormwater runoff from our cities and agricultural operations is by far the biggest sources of pollution to impact the Bay, as well as the weather. We anticipate a drop in water quality during the next reporting period due to the heavy rains our region experienced in 2018. We recently wrote a blog about the impacts from the weather that included a section about it’s impact on oysters: https://www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/bay_health_impacted_by_record_flows
Restoring native oyster populations is one of the 31 outcomes in our Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. This past summer, we announced the final selection for large-scale oyster restoration in the Bay, marking the “completion” of that outcome. I use quotations here because all of the sites are in varying levels of progress: https://www.chesapeakeprogress.com/abundant-life/oysters
Any comments on the article in today's (24 November) Washington Post, page C4, Don't Blame the Watermen for the Chesapeake Bay oyster collapse? Appears to contradict your article about water quality.
Thank goodness the Bay improves. We can do this!
Thank you!
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Growing up on eastern Long Island, I had access to both Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound. I saw personally what water pollution can do and did to Sound. I have family here and over the years, I’ve seen how the Chesapeake Bay has been cleaned up. I now live here and love being able to ride my bike along the Fort Monroe boardwalk. Thanks for you hard work. Let’s make that 100% a reality within my lifetime.
this is good information i am learning about this in class and this helped me get a 97 on a test
Thanks for your comment regarding the water quality of the Bay and it’s impact on oysters. We did see promising increases in water quality during the last reporting cycle, 2015-2017, but as noted, that figure is still 42%, when we are shooting for 100%. We celebrate the fact that the water quality has continued to rise over the years, but are realistic in the fact that we have a long way to go. You can take a look at our progress over the past 30 years: https://www.chesapeakeprogress.com/clean-water/water-quality
Stormwater runoff from our cities and agricultural operations is by far the biggest sources of pollution to impact the Bay, as well as the weather. We anticipate a drop in water quality during the next reporting period due to the heavy rains our region experienced in 2018. We recently wrote a blog about the impacts from the weather that included a section about it’s impact on oysters: https://www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/bay_health_impacted_by_record_flows
Restoring native oyster populations is one of the 31 outcomes in our Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. This past summer, we announced the final selection for large-scale oyster restoration in the Bay, marking the “completion” of that outcome. I use quotations here because all of the sites are in varying levels of progress: https://www.chesapeakeprogress.com/abundant-life/oysters
Any comments on the article in today's (24 November) Washington Post, page C4, Don't Blame the Watermen for the Chesapeake Bay oyster collapse? Appears to contradict your article about water quality.
Thank goodness the Bay improves. We can do this!
Thank you!
Your comment has been received. Before it can be published, the comment will be reviewed by our team to ensure it adheres with our rules of engagement.
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