Photo by Diane F. Photo by Sarah A. With the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland is home to one of the most extensive displays of aquatic life in the world. Home to more than different species, the Aquarium displays a diverse look at sealife.
Maryland also maintains a rich and diverse supply of aquatic life in nature. From the saline mouth of the Chesapeake Bay to the fresh water Inner Harbor of Baltimore, streams, lakes, and the Bay provide for an incredibly diverse indigenous population.
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The Department also co-sponsors youth fishing rodeos , free events held throughout Maryland between March and October that introduce children to fishing. The Calvert Marine Museum annually hosts "Sharkfest! This event gives visitors the opportunity to see and learn about fossils and live sharks. The next Sharkfest! The Championship on the Chesapeake , the largest tournament for striped bass in the world, was held annually in Maryland's Bay.
It was last held in May Aquafarms are another example of Maryland's aquatic ties. A growing number of sites throughout the State export farm-raised sea life, including eels , beside more traditional fish. Maryland's waterways also are home to a large number of invertebrates animals without backbones , including crustaceans and molluscs , as well as other creatures that do not fall under any category.
To prevent an adverse impact on an aquatic ecosystem or on the productivity of State waters, the importation, possession, or introduction of nonnative aquatic organisms is prohibited in Maryland Code Natural Resources Article, sec. Nonetheless, in recent years, native Maryland water-life has come under attack from a number of sources, including Didymo , a microscopic algae that forms thick mats, and the Chesapeake Channa formerly known as Northern Snakehead , a predator from Africa and Asia.
