1.0planet forward//www.getitdoneaz.comsarah noyes//www.getitdoneaz.com/author/sarah-noyes/ rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qmh4tqpfaa"><a href="//www.getitdoneaz.com/story/happening-oysters-chesapeake-bay/">what is happening to oysters in the chesapeake bay?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="//www.getitdoneaz.com/story/happening-oysters-chesapeake-bay/embed/#?secret=qmh4tqpfaa" width="600" height="338" title="“what is happening to oysters in the chesapeake bay?” — planet forward" data-secret="qmh4tqpfaa" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![cdata[ */ /*! this file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.queryselector&&d.addeventlistener&&"undefined"!=typeof url&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveembedmessage||(d.wp.receiveembedmessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-za-z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.queryselectorall('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.queryselectorall('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new regexp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentwindow&&(s.removeattribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseint(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new url(s.getattribute("src")),n=new url(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeelement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addeventlistener("message",d.wp.receiveembedmessage,!1),l.addeventlistener("domcontentloaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.queryselectorall("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getattribute("data-secret"))||(t=math.random().tostring(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setattribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentwindow.postmessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> eastern oysters are one of the most iconic species living in the chesapeake bay, providing benefits to the bay’s ecosystem and economy. but unfortunately, eastern oysters are in trouble.   lets take a closer look at how scientists at the george washington university are studying the effects of agricultural runoff on the development of eastern oysters.