Abundance of spawning age females (in millions)
Goal: 215 million
The delicate balance of each species is important to the health of the bay. Below are just a few of the species that call the Chesapeake Bay home. Here we explore their numbers.
Abundance of spawning age females (in millions)
Goal: 215 million
Morone saxatilis
Abundance of spawning age females (in millions)
Goal: 159 million
Brevoortia tyrannus
Catch-per-unit-effort (in thousands)
No goal specified
Alosa sapidissima
Percentage of goal achieved (%)
Goal: 100%
57% of streams are in poor or very poor condition.
Nitrogen, phosphorus enter the Bay from agricultural runoff and discharges, wastewater treatment plant discharges, urban and suburban runoff and septic tank discharges, and air deposition. These pollutants cause 'dead zones' which quickly kill any plant or animal in the vicinity.
The EPA created an initiative to decrease these pollutants by 2025.
Nitrogen (in millions)
Phosphorus (in millions)