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Winter 2020 STAC News
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 institutions...
Read More2020 Aquaculture Funding Opportunity
Addressing Economic and Market Needs of the U.S. Aquaculture Industry Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant anticipates approximately $5,000,000 will be available for research projects and programs that will significantly advance the understanding of the economics of aquaculture businesses in the U.S. and address gaps regarding important market information. The overall goal is to...
Read MoreChinese Delegation Visit
The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) recently hosted a group of environmental professionals managing the Chaohu Lake in Anhui Province, China. CRC director Denice Wardrop and former director Bill Ball welcomed the visitors to a mini-workshop/symposium on the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) campus, where the CRC is located. The SERC campus served as an excellent site for this...
Read MoreWinter 2020 Director’s Corner
Dear Colleagues, Weaving has always fascinated me, both the process and its possible results. Teaching and research over the past ten years have given me the gift of significant time in the Peruvian Andes, where pieces woven by experienced hands tell beautiful and detailed stories of place and culture, but only if one learns how to read them. That’s how I view my first month at CRC, the start of...
Read MoreBlue Catfish Expansion
VIMS Researchers find that Invasive Blue Catfish are Poised to Expand in the Bay A recent study from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) found that blue catfish can tolerate higher salinities than previously thought, meaning this invasive species has the potential to expand into mainstem Chesapeake waters, surrounding tributaries, and even the Delaware Bay. The study’s...
Read MoreOyster Aquaculture Impacts
Study from VIMS finds Minimal Water Quality Impacts from Oyster Aquaculture Expanding oyster aquaculture operations in the Chesapeake Bay have raised concerns about the impacts of the industry to the watershed, from enriched sediment nutrients to viewshed concerns. Researchers from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), however, found that oyster farms in the lower Chesapeake...
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