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Chesapeake Bay Facts

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What does “Chesapeake” Bay mean?

It is a Native American term for
“Great Shellfish Bay.”

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This Blue Crab has been cooked!

Shellfish in the Chesapeake Bay include crabs, clams, oysters, and scallops.

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