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Dead Zone
Understanding the Dynamics of the Chesapeake Bay’s Dead Zone It seems like everyone this year is talking about the record rainfall and enormous dead zone predicted in the Chesapeake Bay. The story has been all over the news (e.g., The Bay Journal, Baltimore Sun, and ScienceDaily, to name a few). Jeremy Testa, a professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science...
Read MoreSERC InvaderID Update
Harnessing the Power of Citizen Scientists Imagine working on a small team of field researchers and having to process 100,000 images. What used to take years and tons of funding to accomplish can now be done quickly and cheaply thanks to citizen scientists. Researchers at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) are harnessing the power of citizen scientists to identify critters...
Read MoreEast Coast Ghost Forests
Understanding the Rise of Ghost Forests along the East Coast Climate change induced saltwater intrusion has led to “ghost forests” along coastlines around the world. As sea levels rise, coastal forests are transitioning to marsh lands and open water. These areas are characterized by tree trunks bleached from encroaching sea water. While much attention has been given to how...
Read MoreBlue Catfish
Blue Catfish on the Move With record rainfall and freshwater surges into tributaries of the Bay, it is easier than ever for blue catfish to enter new territory. They are turning up in high numbers in the James, Potomac, and small tributaries all over the watershed, including formerly high-salinity areas that are now awash with rainwater. Once a fun, 40-lb catch for an angler, the blue...
Read MoreNCBO Summer Interns
In addition to supporting four of our eleven 2019 C-StREAM fellows, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office also works with the CRC every year to hire two to four other more senior-level interns (post baccalaureate or graduate students) to help NCBO scientists with summer projects. This year, our interns have been involved in some pretty interesting projects. The internships combine field-based...
Read MoreSummer C-StREAM Update
New and Continuing C-StREAM Fellows This summer, the CRC welcomed one continuing C-StREAM Felllow (Nick Coleman) and ten new interns, all of whom were introduced in in our May Newsletter. They have all been having a productive summer, spending time on boats, in the field, at computers, and in labs at locations around the watershed. All will have finished their summer programs by the...
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