Did you know that...?
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- 50 years ago you could swim in almost any part of the Chesapeake Bay ?
- 50 years ago billions of oysters cleaned the whole Chesapeake Bay every seven days?
- Industries were fewer and more careful about the pollution caused by waste?
- 22 million chickens are prepared for market each month in the Delmarva area, with all of the attendant waste?
DID YOU ALSO KNOW THAT...
- The Chesapeake Bay grows more toxic every year!
- Oysters and Crabs, once the largest crops in the Chesapeake Bay, are decreasing in number each year!
- A mature oyster can clean more than 60 gallons of Chesapeake Bay water in one day!
- If we do not act soon, the cost to restore the Chesapeake Bay could exceed the entire current budget of the state of Maryland!
- Bringing back the oysters can go a long way in restoring the Chesapeake!