• PELAGIC.
• PREDATORS: Striped.
• bass, bluefish, croaker, osprey, eagles.
• PELAGIC (water column)
• PRIMARY PRODUCERS: Phytoplankton, plants.
• Others: bacteria, particulate organic matter.

Secondary consumers (usually carnivores such as crabs, birds, small fish, etc.) prey upon the primary consumers for their energy.

Estuary Basics The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary (leaving MDE) and is the largest ecosystem of its kind in the United States. Estuaries are partially enclosed coastal bodies of water that occur where freshwater from streams and rivers mixes with saltwater from the ocean.

Small animals called zooplankton, which include tiny crustaceans known as copepods, are the Bay’s grazers. They swim through the water, eating smaller organisms. Zooplankton are important for keeping algae from growing out of control in the Bay.

This continues throughout the community all the way to the top predator species, or tertiary consumers, that include striped bass and perch, carnivorous birds (ospreys), and humans. The blue crab is a keystone species because it is both a prey and a predator.

The most basic trophic level is producers—plants such as underwater bay grasses and free-floating algae that make their own food through photosynthesis. Producers are the basis of all food and influence the production of all other organisms. Consumers are organisms that eat plants, algae or other animals.

Producers, such as plants, create their own nutrients, while primary consumers, also called herbivores, rely on producers for food. The food chain describes who eats whom in the wild. Every living thing—from one-celled algae to giant blue whales—needs food to survive.

Primary consumer are basically the herbivores of the ocean. Shrimp are still considered primary consumers even though they eat phytoplankton, which are a producer rather than a plant. This is because phytoplankton gets energy from the sun, not plants.

Sea turtles, eels, dolphins, rays, seahorses, and jellyfish also fill the Bay waters. And hundreds of thousands of birds call Chesapeake Bay their home. Some stay all year round, others only winter there.

According to the Chesapeake Bay Program, there are at least 12 species of sharks found in the Bay. While some are quite abundant, others are very rare. The five most common sharks in the Bay include the sandbar shark, bull shark, sand tiger shark, smooth dogfish, and spiney dogfish.

Unfortunately, the Chesapeake Bay faces serious problems due to human activities, including polluted stormwater runoff, over-fertilization and pollution from animal wastes, deforestation, wetland destruction from agricultural, urban, and suburban development, and sea level rise caused by global climate change.

The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary—a partially enclosed body of water where fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean. About half of the water in the Bay comes from salt water from the Atlantic Ocean. The other half drains into the Bay from its enormous 64,000-square-mile watershed.

Local health departments suggest refraining from swimming until 48 hours after heavy rainstorms, which often flood waterways with bacteria from runoff and untreated sewage. You also might want to forgo that swim if you have an open cut, an ear infection, or a compromised immune system.

The Chesapeake Bay has been on EPA’s “dirty waters” list for decades. This excess nitrogen and phosphorus feeds algal blooms that block sunlight to underwater grasses and contribute to the formation of dead zones, areas in the Bay and its tidal waters without sufficient levels of oxygen.

The Chesapeake Bay is an estuary: a body of water where fresh and salt water mix. It is the largest of more than 100 estuaries in the United States and third largest in the world.

As forests and wetlands have been replaced by farms, cities, and suburbs to accommodate a growing population, nitrogen and phosphorus pollution to the Chesapeake Bay has greatly increased. Poor water quality has negatively affected important species such as submerged bay grasses, blue crab, oysters, and fish species.

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The Bay is the largest estuary – where river water combines with seawater – in the United States and third largest in the world. The Chesapeake Bay is fairly shallow; average depth is only 21 feet. The Native Americans, who originally lived in the area, gave it the name Chesepiooc, meaning “great shellfish bay.”

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It’s generally accepted that the Chesapeake Bay, the world’s largest estuary – where fresh and sea water mix – derives its name from the continent’s ancient Native American language. For many, Chesapeake Bay translates to “mother of waters.” For many others, it means “great shellfish bay.”

Chesapeake Energy Corporation is an American energy company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration. It is headquartered in Oklahoma City….Chesapeake Energy.

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Chesapeake Energy has been struggling under the weight of a heavy debt load. Low oil and natural gas prices haven’t helped. So the coronavirus, which has reduced demand in the energy industry at a time when supply is already high, hasn’t been helpful.

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Chesapeake Energy emerges from bankruptcy and shifts back to natural gas. HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. shale producer Chesapeake Energy Corp on Tuesday exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy with business plan that nods to its founders’ emphasis on natural gas after a recent push into crude oil.

No Comeback Story for Chesapeake Energy Stock Chesapeake Energy will emerge from bankruptcy by the end of the 2021 first quarter. Most of the $7 billion debt extinguished during the restructuring process will be swapped for shares. Debtholders, not stockholders, will drive the company’s future moving forward.

After a very lengthy confirmation process, Chesapeake Energy (NASDAQ:CHK) [formerly CHKAQ when it was in bankruptcy], exited Ch. 11 bankruptcy on February 9. Incredibly, the CHKAQ common stock still traded at $3.05 when trading was stopped. Former shareholders are getting no recovery, including preferred shareholders.

Officials said Tuesday that the company’s stock will move to Nasdaq on Wednesday and will be traded under the ticker “CHK.” That’s the same ticker symbol Chesapeake shares traded under before the bankruptcy. Those prebankruptcy shares now are worthless.

Chesapeake Energy (OTCMKTS:CHKAQ) stock is now 100% completely worthless and all the existing shares will be canceled. If you own the existing common stock shares, your investment will be zero.