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  2. Chesapeake Bay - Wikipedia

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    Tidal wetlands of the Chesapeake Bay. The Chesapeake Bay is a main feature for tourists who visit Maryland and Virginia each year. [67] Fishing, crabbing, swimming, boating, kayaking, [23] and sailing are extremely popular activities enjoyed on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. As a result, tourism has a notable impact on Maryland's economy. [68]

  3. Mummichog - Wikipedia

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    The mummichog is a common fish in coastal habitats such as salt marshes, muddy creeks, tidal channels, brackish estuaries, eelgrass or cordgrass beds, and sheltered shorelines. It can be found within coastal rivers but seldom beyond the head of tide .

  4. Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Maryland)

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    A 726 acres (2.94 km 2) freshwater tidal marsh at the Otter Point Creek component 19 miles (30 km) northeast of Baltimore; A 3,426 acres (13.86 km 2) salt marsh at the Monie Bay component located 20 miles (32 km) from Salisbury, Maryland. Monie Bay was designated as a reserve in 1985. Jug Bay and Otter Point Creek were designated in 1990.

  5. Elk River (Maryland) - Wikipedia

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    The Elk River is a tidal tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and on the northern edge of the Delmarva Peninsula. It is about 15 miles (24 km) long. [1] As the most northeastern extension of the Chesapeake Bay estuary, it has served as one entrance to the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal since the 19th century

  6. Turning the tide on the Chesapeake Bay: A new ... - AOL

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    Gov. Josh Shapiro must attend the Dec. 10 Chesapeake Bay Executive Council meeting.

  7. Great Wicomico River - Wikipedia

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    The Great Wicomico is a small tidal tributary on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. [4] It is fed by the freshwater Crabbe Mill Stream and Bush Mill Stream. The Great Wicomico flows into a trap-type estuary on Ingram Bay, with a history of significant natural spat settlement and seed oyster production.

  8. Maryland crab numbers dip in latest Chesapeake Bay ... - AOL

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    The latest Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey has revealed an overall dip in crabs in Maryland waterways amid continuing decreasing numbers.. According to the study, an estimated 317 ...

  9. Tidal marsh - Wikipedia

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    Tidal freshwater marshes are further divided into deltaic and fringing types. [5] Extensive research has been conducted on deltaic tidal freshwater marshes in the Chesapeake Bay, [9] which were formed as a result of historic deforestation and intensive agriculture. [10]