On October 23, the Appalachian Laboratory opened its doors to local residents as part of a community Open House. The gathering was a satellite event of the national USA Science and Engineering Festival.
Thanks to a $1.7 million stimulus award from the National Science Foundation, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science is rebuilding the historic 750-foot research pier at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory on Solomons Island.
New research led by a team of UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory fisheries scientists shows that a new, stakeholder-driven process can improve the way we manage fisheries targeted by both commercial and recreational interests.
