Over 1 million marine animals are killed each year due to pollution. There is an estimate that there are about 100 tons of plastic in the ocean. At Chesapeake Bay there are a total of 2 million fish that died due to pollution. We are the reason why there are over 1 million marine animals that die each year because of pollution. Now we are trying to change that to make pollution less harmful. We put pollution in water and sometimes we don’t even realize it. When it is raining, a lot of our stuff goes in the the water like our trash, soap, and fertilizer. The Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem statement states, "Other things are carried into the Bay from these areas when it rains, like chemicals from the tar on the road; fertilizer and pesticides from …show more content…
It is important for us to try and restore the Bay because the animals and plants that are around there can't even drink the water or it is possible for them to die. Pollution causes algae on top of the water, causing fish to die. The Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem statement states, "Excessive algae block sunlight from the bays underwater plants, which are needed for food for the fish and the wildlife." Animals also die due to changes in the land. It states in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem that "Certified animals species can adapt to a human-dominated landscape, many species cannot." We are taking actions to restore the bays health because the animals and plants need savings. We have put hunting and fishing laws out to where the population won't go down. We are cleaning up the land so there is no trash for the animals and plants. In the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem text it states, "cleaning up their habitat and regulating hunting and fishing, has resulted in success." We have reduced phosphorus and nitrogen pollution for better water quality. In the text Saving the Blue Crab it states that " greatly reduced phosphorus and nitrogen