Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card 2017 released

Image shows the cover of the 2017 Maryland Coastal Bay Report Card. A map of the watershed, including city/town and embayment names. A grade of B- appears in a green circle. The release of the Maryland Coastal Bays Report Card in Ocean City in September brought some good news. It was the first time that the overall score achieved a B- score, largely due to improvements in Chincoteague Bay nitrogen and phosphorus scores. This was the tenth annual report card produced for the Maryland Coastal Bays. Further improvements will depend on how well we deal with the 'triple threat' of 1) agricultural runoff, 2) Chincoteague Island septic runoff, and 3) entrainment of offshore Ocean City sewage discharge.