"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.
