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VA Seafood & VSG
The Virginia seafood industry is booming. The Commonwealth leads the nation in the production of aquaculture raised hard clams, and the first on the East Coast in producing eastern oysters. Virginia Sea Grant (VSG) was awarded $1.9 million in research funds from NOAA’s National Sea Grant Aquaculture Initiative, which provided $9.3 million in all through an aquaculture research competition....
Read MoreWhere’s the Water?
For a while in December and a bit of January, many Bay residents were asking, “where did all the water go?” During the cold spell the region experienced, many residents noticed low water levels lasting for a while. Some worried that the low tides would kill oyster populations exposed to the cold air above. Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) scientist Dr. John Boon helped...
Read MoreControlling Mosquitoes at HPL
Biological oceanographer Jamie Pierson is exploring whether microscopic critters found in the waters around the Chesapeake Bay region could be used to naturally control mosquito populations. “There are some very serious public health issues around mosquitoes,” said Jamie Pierson, assistant professor at the Horn Point Laboratory (HPL). “We’re trying to find a part of the puzzle to help control...
Read MoreUMCES Prof. Wins Award
Dr. Bill Dennison, Professor of Marine and Science and Vice President for Science Application and Professor at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, has received the first-ever 2017 Margaret A. Davidson Award for Stewardship from the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) for professional contributions to the estuarine scientific community. “This inaugural award...
Read MoreNew SERC Education Programming
Karen McDonald, the Education Program Coordinator for the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), has been leading the front on a slew of new programming. McDonald “writes curricula, collaborates with scientists, and manages a core of about 50 volunteers who bring hands-on science to people of all ages in the community,” according to an article from the Torch that she was...
Read MorePSU & Citizen Scientists
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Heather Gall at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and learn more about her work and new National Science Foundation award. Gall has just started to work on a citizen science project that tracks unregulated chemicals in the Susquehanna River. Although she has funding for 50-60 volunteers, Gall received overwhelming interest from 125 applicants...
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