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| It is an Submerged Aquatic Vegetation |
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They are important because
1) They provide a food source
2) Provide habitat
3) Help stabilize the bay from erosion
4) Provide oxeygen for plants and animals. |
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| Why are SAV's dissapearing? |
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| To much sediment which makes too much algea which blocks of sunlight from reaching the plant life. Also toxic chemicals like (acid rain, Round up, etc.) |
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| What are Blue Crabs called when they are born? |
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| What is a female crab called? |
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| What is a male crab called? |
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| How many eggs does a female crab carry? |
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| What is the fist stage of a Blue Crab? |
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| What is the second stage of the Blue Crab? |
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| How many legs do Blue Crabs have? |
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| What are Blue Crabs called when they are born? |
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| What is a female crab called? |
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| What is a male crab called? |
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| How many eggs does a female crab carry? |
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| What is the fist stage of a Blue Crab? |
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| What is the second stage of the Blue Crab? |
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| How many legs do Blue Crabs have? |
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| Out of how many crabs what number is eatable? |
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| What are the reasons the oyster populatipon is decreasing rapidly? |
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| MSX,Dermo/Dieses, Overharvesting, Land Devoloping |
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| What are newborn oysters Called? |
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| How long do oysters have to be to get eaten? |
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What Gender are Most oyster
A) Male
B) Female
C) Both |
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| They eat by filtering water through their shells |
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| A few years ago how long did it take the oyster population to clear the bay? |
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| In current day how long does it take oysters to clear the bay? |
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| What is the description of Plankton? |
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| Organisms that passivly drift with the current |
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| Plankton that go through Photosynthesis |
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| It is the fod chain of the water |
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| they are just a type of Zooplanktpon |
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| Animals whose movement is controlled by the tidal wave |
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| A place where you cant hunt fish |
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| What do the rockfish feed on? |
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| Soft crabs, fish, and eels |
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| What is another name for a rockfish? |
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| Where do the rockfish spend much of their lives? |
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| How do they begin there lives? |
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| In shallow marshes and grass beds |
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| A form of camo where the fish uses the white on their stomach to blend in with the sky. |
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| How did the rockfish recovered? |
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1) Five year moritorium
2) Restored spawning grounds |
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| A form of camo where the fish uses the white on their stomach to blend in with the sky. |
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| How did the rockfish recovered? |
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1) Five year moritorium
2) Restored spawning grounds |
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| Clams mussels fish and mollusks |
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| How big are they? Also which is bigger? |
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| Up to nine inches and females are bigger than males |
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| Can tell age by rings on shell |
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| How does the baby get its gender? |
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The tempeture afaacts offspring
Warmer=Female
Colder=Male |
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| They are the only turtles to live in Brackish water. |
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| When did the teripan population desipate? |
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| In the 18th and 19th centuray and were sent to kitchens and made soup. |
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| What are their preadators? |
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| Striped Bass, Osprey, Blue Fish, and Humans |
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| What do humans catch them and use them for? |
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| Bait to catch bigger fish |
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| What is the comapny that catches and sells menhaden |
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| What does Omega Protien use them for |
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| For fish oil, fertalizer, etc. |
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