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Coastal Ecological Assessment to Support NOAA’s Choptank River Complex Habitat Focus Area: Tred Avon River
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2018
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Description:The Chesapeake Bay and its watershed have historically supported vibrant industries including fishing, shipping, agriculture, recreation, tourism, and real estate. Over 570 million pounds (258,547,651 kilos) of seafood are produced annually in the estuary including economically and ecologically important species such as oysters, blue crab, scallops, striped bass, and menhaden (NRCS 2018). Nearly 30 percent of the watershed is agricultural land with corn, soybeans, wheat, hay, pasture, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and poultry as important products (NRCS 2018). In 2013, the estimated value of the Chesapeake Bay watershed for selected ecosystem services (food production, climate stability, air pollution treatment, water supply, water regulation, waste treatment, aesthetics, and recreation) was $107 billion per year (Phillips & McGee 2016; CRS 2018)
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