Summary
The 200-mile-long Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary -- a body of water where fresh water rivers and ocean water meet -- in the United States. Estuaries are very fertile ecosystems that provide homes for countless species of plants and animals, but they can also be some of the most fragile environments as evidenced by the Chesapeake Bay's history. Environmental concerns about the Chesapeake Bay's health heightened in the mid-20th century when people began to notice oyster populations were dying off and the water quality began to decline because of pollution. Watershed groups formed in the 1970s after Congressional action helped to alleviate the problems, but maintaining and improving the Bay's overall h...
The 200-mile-long Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary -- a body of water where fresh water rivers and ocean water meet -- in the United States. Estuaries are very fertile ecosystems that provide homes for countless species of plants and animals, but they can also be some of the most fragile environments as evidenced by the Chesapeake Bay's history. Environmental concerns about the Chesapeake Bay's health heightened in the mid-20th century when people began to notice oyster populations were dying off and the water quality began to decline because of pollution. Watershed groups formed in the 1970s after Congressional action helped to alleviate the problems, but maintaining and improving the Bay's overall health is still a struggle for environmentalists today. The Chesapeake Bay watershed includes parts of six states (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) and all of the District of Columbia. This vast watershed means agencies and environmental groups in several states must collaborate on Bay issues.
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By the rules
It must feel, to some watermen, a little like being smacked when they're down. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission has been out on a law- enforcement blitz, checking crab pots to make sure they're legal. Some of them aren't. Of more than 3,000...Tags: Water Pollution, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Environmental Pollution
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Despite reports, crabs are plentiful
The article "Disaster status sought for crabs," June 26, says the crab industry is a disaster. Crab prices are down to $14 a bushel; they started the season at $65 a basket. How does this happen? Too many crabs on the market. Hard to believe if you read...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Disasters, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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Community Notes
The Maryland Woodland Stewards program (formerly the Coverts Program) is accepting applications. Owners and managers of small (1- to 10-acre) and large forest properties are welcome, as are environmentally concerned citizens. The outreach program of the...Tags: James Rouse, Consumer Electronics Industry, Auction Service, Gaming and Lotteries, People
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Anne Arundel Datebook
Today Concert The Annapolis Maritime Museum will hold its Summertime Maritime Concert Series at 7 p.m. on the museum campus, 400 Second St., and at noon at City Dock. The Eastport Oyster Boys will perform July 23 and Scurvy Crew will perform July 24....Tags: People, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Music Industry, Children, Local Authority
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Shipping line to extend port pact
Sun reporterTaiwan-based Evergreen Marine Corp. will sign today an agreement to continue service to Baltimore for 10 years as it eyes an increase in traffic between the East Coast and Asia. The new longer-term contract keeps Evergreen's guarantee to move at least...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Shipping Service, Marketing, Glen Burnie
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Plastic bag ban could clean harbor
The bill before the Baltimore City Council that would ban plastic bags at grocery stores and retail chains is an opportunity to remove one of the worst pollution offenders from the streams and storm drains that go directly to the harbor and the Chesapeake...Tags: Environmental Cleanup
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Scientists face bay invaders
Sun reporterScientists at a new research center in Maryland will test strategies to kill invasive species and prevent them from hurting the Chesapeake Bay, according to an announcement scheduled for today. More than 150 exotic species are now thriving in the bay,...Tags: Parliament, Baltimore Inner Harbor, Lower House, Transportation, Research
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Shoreline savings
If the downturn in Maryland's real estate industry weren't bad enough, it has also had the effect of greatly diminishing the state's much-needed land conservation efforts. Program Open Space, which underwrites much of the state and local land purchases,...Tags: Local Authority, Conservation, Housing Industry, Land Resources, Natural Resources
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Proposal would toughen critical area law in county
Sun ReporterAnne Arundel County could soon have some of the stiffest penalties in Maryland for violations of critical area laws. A proposed ordinance could force homeowners and contractors caught building without a permit in the critical area - land within 1,000...Tags: Prisons, John R Leopold, Severna Park, Laws, Court Administration
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Days of crabs on the city's waterfront
Sun reporterThe death earlier this month of Karen Naomi Connolly-Lawless brought Connolly's Seafood House, her family's old Pratt Street waterfront restaurant, back into the news. And then a few days later, Jim Genthner, a longtime Northwood resident and connoisseur...Tags: St. Michaels, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Phillips Seafood, Metal and Mineral, Dundalk
Jul 24, 2008
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