Conservation

Chesapeake Bay— Recourse

• Largest estuary

• Breeding ground for many species

Point vs. non-point pollution 

• excess nutrients

• excess erosion

• Mostly now coming from urban areas (yards)

28x³ + 12x² + 10x + 2

84x² + 24x + 10

168x + 24

168

Decline of Oysters

• Overharvesting 

• pollution 

• pollution