What are the major issues facing the Chesapeake Bay?
The number one issue facing the Bay is the reduction of excess nutrients. Excess nutrients cause blooms of algae, which block sunlight needed by Bay grasses to grow. Algae also deplete oxygen as they die, robbing other living resources of the oxygen they need to live. In addition to excess nutrients, the other major stressors on the Bay are chemical contaminants, air pollution and landscape changes. For more on Bay stressors, click here.
