The Menhaden Question
While stakeholders argue over menhaden reduction fishery quotas, UMCES researchers focus on science-based guidance to inform complex decisions.
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Hazardous Hitchhikers
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has created conditions for a “super-spreader” event of marine invasive species worldwide.
UMCES appoints Tom Buckmaster as Chair of Board of Visitors
Retired Honeywell executive brings communications expertise to the table.
Endeavor Fund for Innovative Science awards $60,000 to two promising research projects
Critical early-stage support helps springboard big ideas
Steering Out of Crashes
UMCES researchers are part of a new national effort to understand what causes larval die-offs—called crashes—at bivalve hatcheries.
Highest Score Ever Achieved for UMCES’s Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card
Positive actions raise the grade for the Chesapeake Bay leading to benefits for the environment and local communities
Two UMCES Scientists Honored by American Geophysical Union (AGU)
These honorees have transformed our understanding of the world, impacted our everyday lives, improved our communities and contributed to solutions for a sustainable future.
Statement in response to Executive Order “Providing Meaningful Water Quality Improvements Through Collaboration And Oversight Of Federal Support”
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science will continue to use our research to strengthen Chesapeake Bay collaborations.
Leaping Forward with DolphinWatch
Ten years of the Bay’s greatest participatory science project has revealed how much more there is to learn about dolphins in the Chesapeake.
Celebrating the Legacy of Lauded Estuarine Ecologist Dr. Walter Boynton
Dr. Boynton passed away on September 14, 2026.