New Algae Blooms Suffocating Chesapeake Crabs [1]
Dramatic blooms of algae are choking the Chesapeake Bay and killing crabs and fish.

Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species
Dramatic blooms of algae are choking the Chesapeake Bay and killing crabs and fish.
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