Don't throw anything overboard while boating, bring it home and dispose of it properly. Do not empty waste from your boat's head into the water. Use the pump-out facilities located at most marinas. Don't dump anything down storm drains . Water that flows through storm drains is not cleaned by a water treatment plant.
Storm drains carry water directly to a local stream and eventually into the Bay.
Practice Careful Catch . Help conserve our Chesapeake Bay resources by only keeping the fish you'll use and releasing the rest for another day. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has released a fact sheet with helpful information on how to safely practice catch and release fishing. Clean up litter on the shores of the Bay . Help in the effort to rid the Bay's shores of ugly and harmful litter.