My colleague Tim Wheeler, over at the B'More Green blog, reports that the waters near Ocean City may not be so fine after all. Here's what he wrote about a bay score card released recently:

"The health of Maryland's coastal bays near Ocean City worsened slightly last year, according to the latest ecological report card. Driven by declines in the northernmost bays and in the southernmost bay reaching down into Virginia, the overall condition of the 175-square-mile watershed slipped from a C-plus in 2009 to a C in 2010, which advocates say needs improvement.
The annual report, produced by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, provides a status check for the shallow embayments separating Assateague Island from the Worcester County mainland. Summer beachgoers flock there to boat and fish, and portions of the watershed have seen heavy development pressure over the years for vacation and retirement homes.  Their waters are a vital nursery area for summer flounder and other species."