Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

Located where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay, the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is the oldest publicly supported marine laboratory on the East Coast. Founded in 1925, it specializes in fisheries, estuarine ecology, environmental chemistry, and toxicology research.

CBL in the News

Maryland Annual Tidal Waters Survey Points To Agriculture And Septic Systems As Risk Factors In Calvert County (opens in a new tab) | The BayNet, August 11, 2026

Featuring quotes from staff scientist Cynthia Ross

As the Arctic warms, gray whale boom turns into a bust (opens in a new tab) | Science July 13, 2026

Featuring quotes from Arctic researcher Jackie Grebmeier

CBL Pier with Beaven Hall in thew background

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Scientists caution that stranded ships could cause biofouling super spreader event

As hundreds of stranded vessels sit idle in the Persian/Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, their hulls are rapidly being colonized by marine bacteria, algae,…

Chesapeake DolphinWatch celebrates 10 years of participatory science

June 27, 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of Chesapeake DolphinWatch, a participatory science project based out of UMCES’ Chesapeake Biological Laboratory.