UMCES History

2005: UMCES 80th Anniversary Brief Overview of Center's History
Key Events		Leadership
1925 1928 1931 1932 1934 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1944 1945 1947 1949 1952 1954 1956 1960 1961 1962 1967 1970 1972 1973 1975 1978 1981 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1997 1998 1999 2001 2003 2004 2005	Chesapeake Biological Laboratory founded by Prof. Truitt using Parish Hall Truitt quits coaching and advocates a comprehensive conservation policy for Chesapeake forest and waters; collection of data on blue crab harvests begins First laboratory, now Beavan Hall, is constructed at CBL at cost of $40,000 Summer courses begin for students from UM, Johns Hopkins, Washington, St. John's, Goucher and Western Maryland Colleges Restoration of oysters bars demonstrated in Honga River 750 ft research pier constructed at CBL Truitt succeeds in stopping UM effort to turn lab over to federal agency CBL maintains exhibits at Municipal Aquarium in Baltimore Research shows how to reduce mortality in shedding floats Studies bring attention to impact of Baltimore steel mills Department of Research and Education created by statute, severing any direct control by the University of Maryland MD, VA, Dept. of Interior initiate research on fluctuating crab harvests Dissolved oxygen measurements in Patuxent river show little problems Collapse of shad fishery shown due to overfishing Truitt and Roger Revelle bring Don Pritchard to study circulation and start Chesapeake Bay Institute at Johns Hopkins. Studies on striped bass published Seafood Processing Laboratory established at Crisfield Blue crab harvests shown primarily influenced by natural fluctuations Journal Chesapeake Science begun by Romeo Mansueti Appalachian Laboratory initiated at LaVale, Maryland Transferred by statute into the University of Maryland as the Natural *Resources Institute* Cronin writes "The Condition of the Chesapeake Bay" CBL scientists describe pervasive effects of nutrient pollution Tropical Storm Agnes provides a powerful experiment Horn Point Laboratory (HPL) property acquired by University Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies created by statute, including the Natural Resources Insititute Chesapeake Science becomes international journal Estuaries Seafood Processing Laboratory at Crisfield closed Agreement reached to reduce nitrogen pollution in Patuxent River Excess nutrients shown responsible for demise of grasses Striped bass moratorium declared Mesocosm experiments show importance of nitrogen in Bay 2nd Bay Agreement: reduce nitrogen & phophorus by 40% University of Maryland System formed with CEES as independent center Chesapeake Bay Observing System begins real-time measurements Morris Marine Laboratory (HPL) completed Closure of Appalachian Lab due to budget cuts staved off Fowler Laboratory (CBL) completed University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) UMCES assigned responsibility for Maryland Sea Grant New Appalachian Laboratory facility completed Chesapeake 2000 Agreement takes an ecosystem approach Cheseapeake Futures published Aquaculture & Restoration Ecology Laboratory (HPL) on line 200 million oyster spat on shell produced	1926 Reginald V. Truitt 1954
		1955 L. Eugene Cronin 1973
		Peter E. Wagner 1980
		1981 Ian Morris 1988
		1990 Donald F. Boesch 2005