For most of us, summer is high season on the Bay. Whatever we do, whether fishing or crabbing or cruising, this is our favorite time on the water. In any season, what we do on the Bay is a strong reflection of what is happening in the Bay. And summer's weather pattern-- with hot temperatures, low rainfall, and less wind--has a number of effects on the Bay and the creatures that live in and around it.

Join John Page Williams for an expedition into the summer Bay and its common species on and off the water.

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For more on topics touched upon in this episode:

• for details of the sloughing process, see June's "For Soft Crabbers, Summer Is a Busy Season"
• for more on predators of which we are generally less aware, see June's "Cownose Rays Are Really Graceful"
• find more on great blue herons on June's "The Stalkers: Great Blue Herons and Their Kin"

Chesapeake Almanac is provided by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Saving the Bay through Education, Advocacy, Litigation, and Restoration. Find out more at cbf.org.

These readings are from John Page Williams, Jr.'s book, Chesapeake Almanac: Following the Bay through the Seasons. The publication is available in print at Amazon.com. Content copyright © John Page Williams, Jr. All rights reserved.