Bay 101 Videos

Watch our educational videos to learn about the science and systems shaping the Bay.

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Water Clarity

Why is clear water critical to underwater life, and how to scientists measure water clarity?

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Masaya Maeda, a water quality specialist, records water monitoring data on the Anacostia River.

Blue Catfish

How can we manage the impact of this invasive species?

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A large blue catfish rests on the deck of a boat.

Blue Crabs

What role do blue crabs play in the culture, economy and ecosystem of the Chesapeake Bay?

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A blue crab female is held by hands with nail polish matching the crab's shade of blue

Dissolved Oxygen

What is dissolved oxygen, and why is it necessary for underwater life to survive?

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A woman on a research vessel hauls in hypoxia monitoring equipment.

Freshwater Mussels

What's being done to restore these imperiled filter feeders?

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Two freshwater mussels rest in sediment at the bottom of an aquarium.

Watershed Connections

Water connects, and so the goals of the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership are interwoven

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An aerial view of a large city on the shore of the Susquehanna River.

Land Use

How does land use impact local communities, waterways and the Chesapeake Bay?

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An aerial view of suburban homes next to a farm field.

Oysters

Why are these bivalves so important to Bay health, and how are scientists helping to restore them?

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Two large tanks holding cages of baby oysters sit next to a river, where a truck on a wooden pier loads shell onto a skipjack for reef restoration.

Climate Change

People across the Chesapeake Bay watershed are adapting to climate change and building resiliency into the region

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Children play in a flooded crosswalk.

Bay Grasses

What are underwater grasses, and how are they integral to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem?

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An underwater view of aquatic plants.