Chesapeake Bay Program State of the Chesapeake Bay

This report describes the health of the Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries, habitats, and the creatures that call the Bay home. Major sections include living resources, Bay stressors and water quality. The report also highlights the most challenging issues this nationally recognized program faces as Bay managers begin to set restoration goals beyond 2000.

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Cover - 1.2 MB

Introduction - 5.4 MB

  • Executive Summary
  • How the Bay Works

Chapter 1 - What Lives In A Healthy Ecosystem - 8.0 MB

  • Striped Bass
  • Shad and Herring
  • Blue Crabs
  • Oysters
  • Bald Eagles
  • Ducks, Herons & Egrets

Chapter 2 - 2.8 MB

  • Nutrients
  • Toxic Chemicals / Chemical Contaminants
  • Air Pollution
  • Landscape Changes

Chapter 3 - 2.3 MB

  • Chesapeake Bay Watershed & Its Major Rivers (Map)
  • Non-tidal Rivers
  • Tidal Rivers & the Main Bay

Conclusion - 2.2 MB

  • Chesapeake Bay Timeline

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