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White fish lay in brown murky water nearby an abandoned shrimp net. In Chilika Lake, active shrimp pens and abandoned nets trap sediment and kill juvenile fish.
Abandoned shrimp nets
White fish lay in green murky water. At landings in Chilika Lake, dead fish thrown back into the water contaminate the Lake.
Dead fish
White fish in murky green water nearby illegal shrimp pen. In Chilika Lake, active shrimp pens and abandoned nets trap sediment and kill juvenile fish.
Illegal shrimp pens
Unsustainable fishing and aquaculture practices have put pressure on the Chilika Lake ecosystem. Dead fish thrown back into the water contaminate the lake while shrimp pens trap sediment and kill juvenile fish.
Chilika Lake Fishing and Aquaculture Pressures
Illustration depicting aquaculture
Aquaculture
The Lady Maryland, located in the Baltimore Harbor, was used for the 2012 Living Classroon water quality demonstration.
Lady Maryland
Bay Bridge marina, Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Bridge marina
Dock off North Point State Park
Pier
Illustration of a seaweed farm
Seaweed farm 2
Both fisheries and seaweed farming are important livelihoods for local
communities. Therefore, it is critical to promote cooperation among
resource users, to reduce conflicts, and to establish guidelines for
participatory planning among seaweed farmers and fisherfolks.
Participatory water access planning for seaweed…
At Drakes Bay Oyster Company near Point Reyes, CA, oysters grow either as singles or in clusters. The singles are grown as individuals from the larval stage. The single oysters are produced in the indoor hatchery located on-farm, and are then moved to the growing area in mesh bags to resist predation from bat rays. Clusters are created by setting many larvae on shells saved from the shucking and packing operation. These
Oyster racks
At Drakes Bay Oyster Company near Point Reyes, CA, oysters grow either as singles or in clusters. The singles are grown as individuals from the larval stage. The single oysters are produced in the indoor hatchery located on-farm, and are then moved to the growing area in mesh bags to resist predation from bat rays. Clusters are created by setting many larvae on shells saved from the shucking and packing operation.
Oyster shells awaiting spat and oyster mesh bags
Illustration of pearl farm hut
Pearl farm hut
Looking out over Jug Bay, National Estuarine Research Reserve, Maryland
Jug Bay
The Thomas Point Lighthouse, Maryland, USA
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse
Conceptual diagram illustrating classification of estuaries according to the relative influence of rivers, waves and tides.
Classification of estuaries & coastal water
Conceptual Diagram illustrating the general requirements for seagrass and clam aquaculture. These both include sandy sediment and shallow water.
Habitat requirements of seagrass and hard clams
Illustration of abalone farming
Abalone farming
Illustration of hard clam aquaculture pen
Hard clam aquaculture pen
Illustration of fish trap
Fish trap 2
Illustration of oyster farming
Oyster farming
Illustration of oyster farming
Oyster farming 2
The Choptank River Bridge, and the Bill Burton Fishing Pier, over looking the choptank river in Cambridge, Maryland
Choptank River Bridge
Clam aquaculture in Chincoteague Bay, along the inside edge of Assateague Island
Clam aquaculture in Chincoteague Bay
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