Crab Crazy
This size, in inches, is how large a softshell blue crab must be to be legally kept in Virginia.
What is 3.5 inches?
Indigenous groups have lived within the Chesapeake Bay watershed for thousands of years. This British explorer is recognized as the first European to map the Chesapeake Bay in the summer of 1608.
Who is Captain John Smith?
This fish is often found in eelgrass beds and mimics the movement of eelgrass. It is a weak swimmer, relying on the dorsal fin as it's primary mode of locomotion. Courtship within this species involves ritualized dances by both sexes, and later the male fish gives birth.
What is the Northern Pipefish?
This CBFer created the Choose Clean Water Coalition and once worked for the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). They served as an environmental educator at Port Isobel early in their CBF career. Today, this person is the third and first female president of CBF.
Who is Hilary Harp Falk?
Like many towns, this city faces hotter temperatures, extended heat waves and more extreme rain events due to climate change. In 1972, this city experienced it's largest flooding event due to Hurricane Agnes, flooding areas such as Broad Street and Shockoe Bottom.
What is Richmond, VA?
Atlantic blue crabs, known locally as Chesapeake Blue Crabs are within the Portunidae (swimming crab) family. The Latin name for blue crabs _____ means beautiful savory swimmer.
What is Callinectes sapidus?
This notable individual conducted not-so-legal expeditions throughout the Caribbean. In 1717, he also plundered Virginia shores, taking Madeira wine and other valuables off of the Betty in Cape Charles, VA. Known for his long braided beard ____ ____, better known as Blackbeard roamed the Bay region.
Who is Edward Teach?
This organism feeds at night on worms, small fish, clams and other mollusks, and crustaceans such as soft-shelled crabs. During the day, they usually hide under a rock or bury themselves in bottom sediments. They can slide over rocks, dams, wet grass and other seemingly impassable blockages when migrating and are a delicacy in Asia
What is the American Eel?
This individual was born in Baltimore and was raised near Towson, MD. Early in 1970, he became the Executive Director of CBF, and focused on two programs, Environmental Education and Resource Protection. In 1973, CBF acquired a 44-foot workboat and the environmental education center on Meredith Creek near Annapolis that now bears his name.
Who is Arthur Sherwood?
This city hosts the Great American Outdoor Show, the world's largest outdoor recreation show. Some of this town's top employers include: Giant Food Stores, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, and Penn State Medical Center. It is the seat of Dauphin County and lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna river.
What is Harrisburg, PA?
While a blue crab usually weighs about ⅓ pound, the edible portion is much lower. The largest blue crab caught in the Chesapeake Bay weighed 1.1 pounds and was ___ inches (tip to tip across the carapace).
What is ~11 inches? (exact: 10.72 in. )
This island gained it's first European inhabitants in the 1600s. Around 1910, this island community of fishermen and farmers had about 360 settlers. This Chesapeake Bay island, situated in Dorchester County, MD is no longer inhabited, it's last residents leaving it 1918 due to sea level rise.
What is Holland Island?
This invertebrate lives on rocks, reefs, pilings and other hard surfaces throughout the Chesapeake Bay. It has a jelly-like body, a rounded base, and an elongated stalk with stinging tentacles. It has a translucent to pale white color, lending to it's name of a ghost _____.
This CBF property was 426 acres in 1773 according to its first deed. In the 1920's, a hunting lodge was created here. CBF education programing took place here for over 40 years, but by 2018 there were only 34 acres remaining. This center closed due to sea level rise in 2019.
What is Fox Island?
35 million years ago, a large meteor (3.1 mile diameter) collided into the shallow ocean near the historic Atlantic continental shelf. This impact formed the largest known crater in the United States (80 mile diameter), and was instrumental to the formation of the Chesapeake Bay. The impact was located west of what Eastern Shore town?
What is Cape Charles, VA?
Each winter Maryland DNR and VIMs cooperate to conduct the annual blue crab survey. Teams drag a crab dredge across 1,500 locations within the Bay to analyze size, age, and gender of blue crabs. ___ was the first year this was conducted.
What is 1988?
Nutria were introduced to the Delmarva peninsula in the 1940s for the fur market. Their destructive eating habits destroyed marshes and further accelerated the impacts of sea level rise. In ____ (year), the last nutria was captured in Maryland. ** note, not year of official eradication. ***
What is 2015?
This creature is mostly solitary, pairing up only for breeding season. It's diet consists of insects, berries mummichogs, and other small fish. It is one of a few bird species in which the female is more brightly colored than the male. They nest in burrows along or directly over the water so they can be near their food source.
What is a Belted Kingfisher?
For over 5 years, CBF's litigation team fought against the formation of this structure which would have fragmented valuable forests, threatened wetlands, and increased nitrogen emissions. If completed a compression station would have been placed in Union Hill, Virginia—a rural, historically Black community, but this energy project that was officially canceled in 2020.
This waterway once contained part of the Washington City Canal before it was filled in the late 19th century. It is threatened by pollution due to antiquated combined sewage systems and urban runoff. In 1971, it became illegal to swim here. To improve water quality, over 35,000 mussels have placed in this river as of 2019.
What is the Anacostia River?