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| Submerged aquatic Vegitation |
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| Why are Savs so important |
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| Why are Savs so important |
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| Why are Savs so important |
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| traps sediment, protects floor from erosion |
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| Why are Savs so important |
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| Why are SAV's disappearing |
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Definition
| sediment smothers and blocks sunlight/ too many nutrients (fertilizers + sewage treatment plants) cause algae bloom which blocks sunlight/ Chemicals |
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| What are juvenile attached false: called |
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Definition
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| True or False: Once a oyster is 2 1/2 inches long it can be legally caught and eaten |
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Definition
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| What is one unique characteristic that is common to all oysters |
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| By sucking water into their shells and filtering out small plants called phytoplankton |
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| Back then how long did it take for oysters to filter the Ch. Bay |
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Definition
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| What percent of the historic population is remaining |
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Definition
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| What are the factors that have led to oysters demise |
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Definition
| Overharvesting, MSX, and dermo, and Sedimentation |
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Definition
| organisms which passively drift with the current |
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Term
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Definition
| Single celled plants that are so plentyfu; |
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Definition
| are animals whose movments are controlled by tidal currents |
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| True or False: Many Zooplankton are called copepods |
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Definition
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Term
| Phytoplankton and Zooplankton are at the end of |
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Definition
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| What is another name for Striped Bass |
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Definition
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| What do Striped Bass like to eat |
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Definition
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Term
| Where do Striped Bass live most of their lives |
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Definition
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| Where do juvenile Striped Bass live |
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Definition
| Shallow marshes and grass beds |
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Definition
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| What is a fishing moratorium |
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Definition
| To recover a fishes population |
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Definition
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| What are Menhadens predators |
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Definition
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| What do Humans use menhadens for |
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Definition
| Crabs + fish bait, food Food for dog, pig, turkey and lipstick |
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Term
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Definition
| Companys that process Menhaden |
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Term
| What do Diamondback terripan eat |
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Definition
| mussels, snails, claims, fish |
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Term
| True or False the diamondback terripan is the only turtle in the world that lives in brakish water |
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Definition
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Term
| Do the rings on their shell |
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