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A. Forested Buffers: The score for this indicator dropped between 2014 and 2016. On average over the past recent years, only _____ acres/year have been planted which is nowhere near the Clean Water Blueprint goal of _____ acres/year. B Rockfish (Striped bas) status = stabilized since 2013. Name two serious resistances for rockfish in CB. _____ & _____ Which management technique seemed to help increase rockfish population size in CB? _____ C. Pollution: Bay wide nitrogen and phosphorus decreased since 2014. What two reasons for the modest decline were stated in the report? _____ & _____ D. Oysters: What are the benefits of the oysters in the sanctuaries of CB? E. Underwater grasses: In 2015 there were _____ acres of underwater grasses recorded in CB which was a 21% increase!! over what was seen in 2014.Explanation / Answer
A.440 ACRES/ YEAR TO 14,000 ACRES/ YEAR.
B. Poor water quality and low numbers of menhaden
improvements in water quality and menhaden management
C. improvements in managing stormwater runoff from farms, lawns, and roads may be having a positive impact.
D.providing additional water filtering and habitat benefits and helping repopulate other areas through natural reproduction.
E.91,621 ACRES.
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