PPT-Counting Blue Crabs in the Chesapeake Bay

Blue Crab Anatomy Blue Crab Identification Mature Male Mature Female Washington Monument Capitol Building Blue Crab Life Cycle Zooea larvae that spend several months drifting with the currents at sea . From White Sone: Take rt. 3W, slight right onto Courthouse Rd.Left on White Chapel Rd. Right on Lara Road. Left on Mohan's Run. Drive Back. House on Left. 7 Ea st i ly Sm oo St cM St St Hw t ua Hw Wi nn lie tt Hi ck lb ss aw rr a ch dt rt Ross Smi th Av Henr y Wr igley Dr McMillans Rd McMillans Rd Va nderlin Dr Tr ower Rd Buchanan Tc Str eet Legend 1 W aters St 2 Chapman Rd 3 Rossiter St 4 Pandanus St However, . this fishery has slowly been declining and has dropped by 70% since 1990, mostly due to overfishing (Lee et al 2004). . Previous research had been done on cannibalism in blue crabs, but only in juveniles. Little has been done to observe cannibalism and its effects in adult blue crabs. No previous work . Hermit Crabs are . crustaceans. . This means that they are aquatic . arthropods. . Arthropods actually have their skeletons on the outside!. Being a crustacean means that they also have . joint parts . The Plentiful Sea. Chapter 4- Lesson 3. Pgs. 116-121. Chapter Review: pgs. 122-123. FOCUS ON THE MAIN IDEA:. Chesapeake Bay and other bays in the Northeast provide seafood for millions. .. PLACES:. June 1, 2012. Ensuring Progress:. Oversight of Watershed Implementation Plans and 2-Year Milestones. Chesapeake Bay TMDL Based on . 7 Watershed Implementation Plans. 2. Taking . It to the Streets. : Phase II WIPs. Carl Friedrichs . Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Gloucester Point, Virginia, . USA. Presented to DPB Visitors, 12 July 2011 . Federal Agencies Predict. and Reduce . Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones. The Chesapeake . Bay is an . estuary. . It is . the largest of more than 100 estuaries in the United States. . We live in the Chesapeake Bay . watershed. . That means that the water from our land eventually feeds into the Chesapeake Bay.. By Luke Squire. Where Does The Red Rock Crab . Live?. The red rock crab is one of the most common crabs of the north east costs of the . Pacific . O. cean. .. They can also be found in . A. merica, Mexico and some other near by islands.. . Authors: Cassandra Shore, Haley Minnear, Liam McGevna, Thomas Cassar. Teacher: Robert Bolen, James Ostensen. Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School. Introduction. . Genetic variation is vital to every ecosystem and species because it makes them stable and prosperous. Without genetic variation one simple change to the environment could destroy a whole population. . and Biodiversity. Abstract:. The birth of this project of an exploration in biodiversity began on an excursion to the Shinnecock Bay to collect samples of the organisms that happen to inhabit that region of Long Island. The question that was the birthing factor for the meticulous research done towards the development of this project was “Are the current residents of the Shinnecock bay biodiverse in their microecosystem?” From this, the objectives of the projects were based: Barcode the crab specimens collected in Shinnecock bay and compare them to previously barcoded crabs in the Shinnecock bay area to determine, approximately, an idea of the biodiversity of the region.. Importance of Oysters. Why do YOU think oysters are important?. 10 Things You Didn't Know About Oysters. by Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Oysters in the Bay, so what?!. Used to be INCREDIBLY abundant in the Bay. and Modeling Purpose. Jennifer Volk. Environmental Quality Extension Specialist. University of Delaware Cooperative Extension. Who. is the Chesapeake Bay Program?. The CBP is a . partnership. Federal agencies. . sapidus. ) in Chesapeake Bay: The cost of pollution. Renate and Joyce. Threats in their Habitats: . Reduced water clarity cause algal blooms . in turn cause low dissolved oxygen levels. 50% mortality less than 2ppm O.