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A large algae bloom occurs. Bacteria fee on the algae and use up all of the oxygen in the water causing a fish kill.
Lose all your fish. |
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No dredging is allowed in the estuary for harvesting clams or scallops. Fish habitat is healthy.
Add 5 fish. |
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The town establishes a buffer rule so no one can cut the vegetation (grass) within 20 feet of the water. The water is now cleaner.
Add 3 fish. |
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Mr. Fisherman checks his gill net often and frees the fish he is not going to keep to eat.
Lose no fish. |
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A motorboat speeds through the estuary but not in marked channels. The propellers drag the bottom and destroy the fish habitat.
Lose 2 fish. |
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Septic tanks near the water have not been pumped out in over ten years. and pollute the estuary.
Lose 3 fish. |
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A vacationing family of 4 went fishing and each caught a fish. None were released.
Lose 4 fish. |
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A polluting factory closes. The water is now cleaner.
Add 4 fish. |
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A shark ate 2 fish.
Lose 2 fish. |
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New fry (baby fish) swim into the estuary from the ocean.
Add 6 fish. |
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Area closed to fishing. three fry (baby fish) hatch.
Add 3 fish. |
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Someone builds a new dock across the salt marsh without a permit. Two fish are killed when pilings damaged their habitat.
Lose 2 fish. |
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A new marina attracts 30 new boats to the estuary.
Lose 2 fish. |
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The salt marsh is left undisturbed.
Each player adds 4 fish. |
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A fish ate a piece of plastic packing material that was blown into water.
Lose 1 fish. |
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A red drum catches a fish for dinner.
Lose 1 fish. |
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Jimmy threw his fish back when he was fishing. It was smaller than his legal limit.
No fish lost. |
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Something mysterious in the water kills fish.
Each player loses 3 fish. |
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"Clean Sweep" was held to collect debris in the watershed.
No fish lost. |
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Dolphins feed in the estuary.
Lose 2 fish. |
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The nursery has lost 3 fry (fish babies) because bulldozing a nearby road caused mud to wash into the water.
Lose 3 fish. |
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All the roadway storm drains are funneled into a holding pond with lots of plants to absorb the runoff chemicals.
Add 4 fish. |
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A pelican flies over. It eats 1 fish for dinner.
Lose 1 fish. |
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A fisherman dropped a can of oil in the water.
Lose 3 fish. |
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A bluefish closes in on a school of smaller fish.
Lose 3 fish. |
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Mr. Farmer sprayed his corn crop for insects. When it rained the runoff ran into the estuary and killed three fish.
Lose 3 fish. |
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State rules are updated for fishing. This gives additional protection for your fish species.
Add 5 fish. |
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A salt marsh is set aside as a nature reserve.
Add 4 fish. |
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Ms. Farmer expanded her goat pen near the water. Extra algae grew in the water because of the runoff.
Lose 2 fish. |
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Three fish are caught in a gill net set by Ms. Fisherman.
Lose 3 fish. |
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