While blue crabs can survive in areas with dissolved oxygen levels of 3 mg/L, white perch, American shad and striped bass need 5 to 6 mg/L. Hypoxic, or low-oxygen, areas are regions with less than 2 mg/L. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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