2011 Chesapeake Bay Report Card

2011 Chesapeake Bay Report Card (Page 1)

This report card provides a transparent, timely, and geographically detailed assessment of Chesapeake Bay. The overall health of Chesapeake Bay, determined using water quality and biotic indicators, declined slightly in 2011. The overall grade of D+ was a decrease for the second year in a row, down from a C- in 2010. Only two reporting regions, the Patapsco and Back Rivers, and the Lower Western Shore (MD), had improved grades in 2011. The highest-ranked region for the second year in a row was the Upper Bay, with a grade of C. For further details, visit the Report Card website.

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IAN Author(s)	Bill Dennison, Caroline Donovan, Jonathan Kellogg, Alexandra Fries
Date Published	2012-04-17
Type	Report Card
Project	EcoCheck
Location(s)	Chesapeake Bay Choptank River Elizabeth River James River Lower Bay Lower Eastern Shore (Tangier) Lower Western Shore (MD) Mid Bay Patapsco and Back Rivers Patuxent River Potomac River Rappahannock River Upper Bay Upper Eastern Shore Upper Western Shore York River
Number of Pages	6
Filesize	2.5 MB
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2011 Chesapeake Bay Report Card