1.   Last summer, several bay tributaries suffered the latest outbreaks of a toxic microbe, Pfiesteria piscicida.

2.   Last summer, several bay tributaries, including the one here at the mouth of the Pocomoke, suffered the latest outbreaks of a toxic microbe, Pfiesteria piscicida.

3.   Last year, a toxic microbe -- known as Pfiesteria piscicida -- was blamed for killing thousands of fish in the bay tributaries.

4.   Scientists say the nutrients wash into bay tributaries after heavy rains.