Chesapeake Bay

1. June 13, 2016

   Near-average ‘dead zone’ forecast for Chesapeake Bay

   A U-M ecologist and colleagues from several institutions are forecasting a near-average Chesapeake Bay “dead zone” in 2016. This year’s forecast calls for an oxygen-depleted, or hypoxic, region of about 1.58 cubic miles, which is close to the long-term average measured since 1950.