Chesapeake Bay mid atlantic

The Chesapeake Bay, is one of the nations largest enclosed coastal bodies of water that trickles out into the Atlantic Ocean. Over the years, the combination of Urbanization, loss of forest cover, rebuilding, poor agricultural practices and over fishing has dramatically reduced the health of the chesapeake ecosystem. What is sad about the situation is that there was a point in history when this bay was one of the nations most beautiful estuary's, and now it is barely livable, and we the people are a major reason to blame. Luckily there are people who still care about the Chesapeake and they are doing many things to try and dave it while they still can. An example of this is The national wildlife federation's offices, and they are initiating work to conduct climate vulnerability to help plan an adaptation process to the current climate changes we are seeing and have seen over the past 10-20 years. What people need to realize is that this is a body of water that is home to many species, and these are waters that we fish in. There has never been a problem with fishing because fish are a type of species that reproduce by the dozens, but with the current conditions in the water, many scientists are showing that reproduction is down since the 90's and it is only getting worse as the years go by. At the pace of the current decline in conditions, there might not be any life in these waters due to the fact that this body of water in our area might just not be livable anymore. Protecting wildlife from the effects of climate change is our biggest conservation challenge. today, climate change is already having profound effects on our wildlife and the habitats they call home.