Will The Chesapeake Become A Dead Zone?

[Mr. Ray III]

A no nonsense video about the state of the bay.  Clear, concise information regarding the bay's biggest problems.  I did notice the video never mentions the Chesapeake Bay Foundation or overfishing.  Its worth a watch:   

[jack1747]

IMO, it will take a cataclysmic event to clean the Bay.  In 2000 I bought my shore home.  The creek was a dead zone.  I got involved with VMIS and started hobby farming oysters.  By 2012 I was seeing wild oysters all around the creek.  Then October 22, 2012, Hurricane Sandy came to visit.  All the oysters were killed.   Covered with toxic silt from the bottom.

[reds]

The answer is so simple. Kill 4 million people in the water shed and the Bay bounces back very quickly.

[Dann86]

Probably would have to stop all development for a start,but that woudl never happen.

[Crabslayer]

The answer is so simple. Kill 4 million people in the water shed and the Bay bounces back very quickly.

Life on Bennett Point Road (Greenwood Creek) was great as a kid back in the 60s.  Had the whole crick to myself.   Used to dive for oysters and got 15 bushel of crabs from a 2,000' #2 cotton trotline back then.

Mr. Hunter was the only commercial guy that crabbed that Creek back then.  Used to keep his boat at our place.

[Redbone]

No mention the conowingo dam   I'd say the most destructive force of the bay.  The last time they opened it up it totally wiped out the soft shell clam population which is a major food source for crabs   It also wiped out many upper bay oyster bars   
The year after  hurricane Isabel  our creeks had more underwater grass then I had seen in 20 years    I don't if the flood tides seeded the creeks or the influx of black mussels cleaned the water    I could see down 5ft   It lasted for about 3 years.

[jack1747]

Life on Bennett Point Road (Greenwood Creek) was great as a kid back in the 60s.  Had the whole crick to myself.   Used to dive for oysters and got 15 bushel of crabs from a 2,000' #2 cotton trotline back then.

Mr. Hunter was the only commercial guy that crabbed that Creek back then.  Used to keep his boat at our place.

And ya had to wade or row out past the eel grass before you could start the outboard.  If ya owned one. ;-)  Walk a roller net thru the grass for a soft crab dinner.  Those were the days.

[Crabslayer]

And ya had to wade or row out past the eel grass before you could start the outboard.  If ya owned one. ;-)  Walk a roller net thru the grass for a soft crab dinner.  Those were the days.

Wow, Thanks Jack you make me feel old now.  I remember that.