A striped bass swims in clear water.
Striped bass is one species threatened by areas of water with low levels of dissolved oxygen, the focus of a new set of monitoring stations in the Chesapeake Bay. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Two scientists assemble equipment on the deck of a research vessel in open water
A team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Office assembles a hypoxia station on the R/V Bay Commitment before deploying it at the mouth of the Choptank River near Dorchester County, Md., in April. (Photo by Kim Couranz/NOAA)
A short yellow buoy floats in dark open water.
Three hypoxia monitoring stations, which also measure temperature and salinity, will help researchers learn more about how changes in areas of the Chesapeake Bay with very low dissolved oxygen levels affect the distribution and abundance of different species. (Photo by Kim Couranz/NOAA)

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