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Summer NCBO Update
In June, the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team (“Fisheries GIT”) held their biannual meeting at UMCES’ Horn Point Lab in Cambridge, Maryland. The meeting focused on the outlook for blue crabs this season, fish and habitat research progress updates, and new opportunities related to oyster restoration. The Fisheries GIT is a group of federal (NOAA...
Read MoreSTAC Summer 2019 Update
The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) is administered by the CRC and funded through a cooperative agreement with the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) Partnership – currently spanning the period 2016-2022. The CRC has had a long-standing role of administering all activities of STAC, an active committee with 38 members from academic and scientific...
Read MoreNew STAC Staff
In July, CRC welcomed a new STAC Staff member, Meg Cole. Meg joined the Chesapeake Research Consortium as STAC Staff in July of 2019 after graduating from Towson University with a M.S. in Environmental Science. Meg is excited to be working within the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership and in support of evidence-based decision-making. When she is not in beautiful Edgewater, Meg stays connected to...
Read MoreVibrio & Climate Change
Climate change and the Spread of Diseases in the Bay Scientists have long predicted that warmer temperatures caused by climate change will create optimal conditions for disease-causing bacteria to spread, even in the Chesapeake Bay. Long-time University of Maryland researcher and Johns Hopkins lecturer Rita Colwell has been studying Vibrio bacteria since the 60’s, and has found that...
Read MoreFairwinds to Rachel Dixon
Rachel Dixon, long-time coordinator for the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) recently left CRC to pursue a PhD at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). “My time at CRC and STAC encouraged me to remain within the region in some capacity, so thankfully I can keep working on issues pertaining to the Chesapeake Bay and its natural resources,” said Dixon....
Read MoreScience Pubs
ODU’s Science Pubs Bring Research to the Masses What better way to make science accessible than by talking about it over a beer? Researchers from Old Dominion University (ODU) in Norfolk have been giving informal talks at breweries across the region for 4 years now, covering everything from climate change to mental health. “A curious mind is all you need,” said Amy...
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