Chesapeake Bay Underwater Grasses, Vital Habitat, Continuing to Recover
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Star Democrat] By Josh Bollinger - July 31, 2015-
EASTON, The Chesapeake Bay's underwater grasses have seen another year of growth, according to a survey released Thursday by the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Brooke Landry, a biologist in the Resource Assessment Service with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, said the total Bay underwater grass coverage reached 76, 000 acres in the summer of 2014, a 27 percent increase from 2013. Despite the increase, that is only 41 percent of the 185, 000-acre long-term restoration goal.
Underwater grasses provide habitat for marine life, like crabs and young fish, and offer food to small invertebrates and migratory waterfowl.
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