2010 Northeast Region Website
Fishing and Water
In Maryland they catch 23 million tons of Blue Crab each year.
Lobster comes from the coast of Maine.
The Saint Lawrence River is a part of The Saint Lawrence Seaway.
December through March they are fishing for Striped Bass.
The Atlantic Ocean is in the middle of the continents. It is important to the Northeast for fishing and for shipping products.
The Chesapeake Bay is 200 miles long.It stretches from North to South in the state of Maryland.