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Whale

Birds

seals

Floating Algae

Humans

sharks

predatory invertebrates

Jellyfish

sea

turtles

oysters

sea floor algae

Microbes

sea grass

Worms/

Amphipods

Predatory fish

zooplankton

Chesapeake Bay Food Web After Large Scale Fishing

Abundant

Rare

Strong

Interaction

Weak

Interaction

Tertiary Consumers

Secondary Consumers

Consumers

Producers

Decomposers

Detritus

detritus/

decaying matter/

nutrients

Whales- toothed &

baleen

grazing

fish