Report Seagrass Restoration Making Progress in Chesapeake Bay / Public News Service

A new report found some vital improvements in the Chesapeake Bay over the last few years. The Chesapeake Bay Program reported 76,000 acres of underwater grasses were mapped in the bay in 2022, representing a 12% increase over 2021, and 9% higher than the average since 1984. Seagrasses were observed to be in decline prior to Hurricane Agnes in 1972, which nearly wiped them out. ...

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