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'The basis for a general strategy will be a special report that the state/federal Chesapeake Bay Program .will issue this September. It will be a detailed analysis of the bay’s conditions and Mill contain program alternatives to restore the bay to health.
“The preliminary indications emerging from the report present presussive evidence that significant steps to reduce the levels of nutrients and toxics in the bay are essential. While we naturally associate nutrients with robust health, in the case of the bay there can be too much of a good thing. In its complex ecosystem, an over-supply of nutrients leads to a decline in oxygen necessary for fish and other water life. ■ The reason is that nutrients contribute to an excessive growth of microscopic plants, particularly algae, which deprives fin fish and shellfish of needed oxygen. As a result, there is a decrease in the bay’s bounty.
“In order to confront this problem, we must first scientifically establish the amount of nutrients entering the Chesapeake Bay. Then, of course, we must work to reduce the excessive amounts. Although we cannot now define with precision their contribution to pollution in th^
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