Requiem for the Chesapeake

Article Abstract:

Years of overharvesting and pollution have drastically reduced the abundance of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay. In a watershed restoration plan called Chesapeake 2000, signed by the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the Chesapeake Bay Commission, the parties agreed among other points to correct the nutrient and sediment-related problems in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs, Environmental Programs, Administration of Environmental Quality Programs, Atlantic Ocean, Resources, Environ & Energy-Total Govt, Environmental policy, North Atlantic Ocean, Bays

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The oyster bar: can Chesapeake Bay's main mollusc survive?

Article Abstract:

Issues discussed concern the environmental impact of oyster fishing on the oyster populations in Chesapeake Bay, US. Topics addressed include the physiological aspects of oysters, their ability to filter the water to remove excess nutrients in the ecosystem, and efforts to introduce more oysters into the bay.

Statistical Data Included, Natural history, Fishery conservation, Mollusks, Oysters, Oyster fishing, Oystering

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Tigers get a business plan

Article Abstract:

Wildlife Conservation Society has launched a ten-year business model 'Tigers Forever' to increase tiger population across the world. Complete details of this program are presented.

Services information, Services, Tigers, Wildlife Conservation Society

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