You need a show that is nothing but goodness during these pandemic times. This week we bring you:

The first documented occurrence of ice cream in America. 

The story of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever.

Headlines about Oysters, the James River award and the EPA getting sued over E. Coli. 

How much of a role does the land sinking play in the sea level rising and why is the Bay going to be one of the worst affected areas. 

Major Conclusions • Land subsidence and global sea-level rise combine to cause relative sea-level rise in the southern Chesapeake Bay region. • Land subsidence causes more than half of the observed relative sea-level rise. • Aquifer-system compaction causes more than half of the land subsidence.

https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1392/pdf/circ1392.pdf

http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/25/8/pdf/i1052-5173-25-8-4.pdf

https://augustafreepress.com/james-river-selected-as-2019-thiess-international-riverprize-winner/

https://www.bayjournal.com/article/court_rules_that_dcs_daily_e._coli_limit_is_inadequate

https://www.mdsg.umd.edu/topics/coastal-flooding/rising-sea-level

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/environment/bs-md-oyster-harvest-limits-0917-20190917-a5745vhtmzgg5efiutncej4iwu-story.html

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sealevel.html

What made Crisfield primed to be the mecca for seafood in the country and what is it like their now? Spoiler: Oysters were there, lots of 'em

Everything that happened this legislative session that affects the Bay. 

 https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-oyster-veto-override-20190408-story.html 

 https://www.cbf.org/news-media/newsroom/2019/maryland/cbf-statement-on-senate-override-of-oyster-bill-veto.html?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=en-news 

 https://www.chesapeakebaymagazine.com/baybulletin/2019/4/8/md-oyster-sanctuary-bill-becomes-law-after-veto-override 

If it weren't for the Battle of the Chesapeake during the Revolutionary War, there would have been no Yorktown siege and surrender. If it weren't for that, America wouldn't exist as a United States. Thank the Bay next time you see it! A quick history of the Naval Battle in the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay