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You need a show that is nothing but goodness during these pandemic times. This week we bring you:

The first documented occurrence of ice cream in America. 

The story of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever.


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Headlines about Oysters, the James River award and the EPA getting sued over E. Coli. 

How much of a role does the land sinking play in the sea level rising and why is the Bay going to be one of the worst affected areas. 



Major Conclusions • Land subsidence and global sea-level rise combine to cause relative sea-level rise in the southern Chesapeake Bay region. • Land subsidence causes more than half of the observed relative sea-level rise. • Aquifer-system compaction causes more than half of the land subsidence.

https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1392/pdf/circ1392.pdf

http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/25/8/pdf/i1052-5173-25-8-4.pdf

https://augustafreepress.com/james-river-selected-as-2019-thiess-international-riverprize-winner/

https://www.bayjournal.com/article/court_rules_that_dcs_daily_e._coli_limit_is_inadequate

https://www.mdsg.umd.edu/topics/coastal-flooding/rising-sea-level

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bs-md-oyster-harvest-limits-0917-20190917-a5745vhtmzgg5efiutncej4iwu-story.html

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sealevel.html


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What made Crisfield primed to be the mecca for seafood in the country and what is it like their now? Spoiler: Oysters were there, lots of 'em


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Everything that happened this legislative session that affects the Bay. 



 https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-oyster-veto-override-20190408-story.html 

 https://www.cbf.org/news-media/newsroom/2019/maryland/cbf-statement-on-senate-override-of-oyster-bill-veto.html?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=en-news 

 https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin/2019/4/8/md-oyster-sanctuary-bill-becomes-law-after-veto-override 

 


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If it weren't for the Battle of the Chesapeake during the Revolutionary War, there would have been no Yorktown siege and surrender. If it weren't for that, America wouldn't exist as a United States. Thank the Bay next time you see it! A quick history of the Naval Battle in the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay


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Oyster population models, Deal Island getting a bad deal, the next big environmental fight in the general assembly of Maryland, and more run on sentences. Guaranteed!

https://www.capitalgazette.com/opinion/our_say/ac-ce-our-say-20181125-story.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/model-chesapeake-bay-oyster-population-half-of-1999-count/2018/11/21/c5152ed2-eda1-11e8-8b47-
bd0975fd6199_story.html?utm_term=.74d4b134f126

http://www.dbknews.com/2018/11/16/deal-island-chesapeake-bay-shore-erosion-sand-dunes-umd-research-mdnr-gmu/

https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin/2018/11/19/md-approves-74-million-in-bay-pollution-projects

http://www.dbknews.com/2018/11/16/deal-island-chesapeake-bay-shore-erosion-sand-dunes-umd-research-mdnr-gmu/

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