"I have the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the foremost experts in fisheries management, while being afforded the resources to address my research questions."
With the fate of the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population in question, stakeholders ranging from watermen to environmentalists hope to look past any differences to reach a common goal—enhance the shellfish resource and fishery.
On September 10, the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons unveiled a new, state-of-the-art building dedicated to the lab’s founding director, Reginald Truitt.
Populations of bat species are disappearing as a silent killer called white-nose syndrome emerges in caves and other winter refuges across the country.
Testing the waters
Researchers from Horn Point Laboratory work with farmers to weigh best management practices like cover crops and stream buffers on water quality, looking for the best ways to combat harmful runoff from farms and lawns in the watershed.
Combining tracking data with satellite observations helped a team of experts develop the first system for predicting locations of blue whales off the West Coast.
The Mid-Atlantic Tributary Assessment Coalition is a unique and growing group of watershed organizations interested in advancing the use of environmental data from local organizations and citizen scientists for use in report cards and assessments. Using data collected by concerned citizens, IAN has helped to generate multi-year report cards for nine rivers since 2007.
Project Dates : February 01, 2009 - December 31, 2013
A partnership between the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been formed to develop an effective monitoring strategy to evaluate and communicate the efficacy of the projects funded through the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund (CBTF).
