Ahoy, Vid Kids! One windy day, Bob took a fun-filled voyage around the Chesapeake Bay aboard the Lady Maryland. He joined the crew and many students aboard this historic PUNGY SCHOONER, and learned a lot about the boat and the bay waters beneath it.

This is what Bob learned:

• A PUNGY SCHOONER is a Chesapeake Bay cargo vessel which sailed in the 1800's.
• The left side of a boat is called the STARBOARD side, and the right side of a boat is called the PORT side.
• Some marine life like salty water and others like fresh water. The water in a bay is made up of both fresh water from rivers, and salty water from the ocean. A bay's mixed water is called BRACKISH, and is home to special bay fish and grasses.
• You should always wet your hands before holding a fish so you DON'T RUB OFF THE SLIME! A fish's outside coating of slime protects it from disease.

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