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Chesapeake Bay

The United States' largest estuary, a drowned valley of the Susquehanna River. The Chesapeake Bay is a grand highway - a highway for migratory fish and fowl, a highway for transportation and commerce, and a highway of our Nation's history. It is also home to indigenous marine species, watermen, farmers, military, and folks who love the quiet beauty of the Bay.

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Pepper Langley Fishing Pier at Solomons Island
Bay Scenes
Female blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) on beach
Beautiful Swimmer - The Blue Crab
A middle school field trip at Camp Riverview
Conserving and Learning
A female Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, puts the final touches onher freshly laid nest of eggs
Critters
NWS employee Sarah Roy faces an onslaught of cabin cruisers and an impendingstorm as she nears the end of a 25-mile trek down the Patuxent River
Fun and Suns
Erosion along a Patuxent River marsh area has created a series of arches
Problems
A Patuxent River sunset
Sunrise and Sunset on the Bay
Arrow arum (the broadleaf plant) and saltmarsh cordgrass (spartina alternaflora)
Wetlands

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A Maryland Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, caught in a hand net

A Maryland Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, caught in a hand net.

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A Maryland Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, caught in a hand net

A Maryland Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, caught in a hand net.

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A Maryland Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, caught in a hand net

A Maryland Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, caught in a hand net.

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The sex of a blue crab is determined by the shape of the apron

The sex of a blue crab is determined by the shape of the apron...

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The beach at Sandy Point State Park

The beach at Sandy Point State Park.

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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge as seen from behind Sandy Point State Park

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge as seen from behind Sandy Point State...

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Blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, on a piling

Blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, on a piling

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A Maryland Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, seeking shelter under a rocky ledge

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