Nov 2017Director’s Corner

Director’s Corner

Posted by on Nov 6, 2017 in CRC Quarterly, Director's Corner, Education Initiatives, Nov 2017 | Comments Off on Director’s Corner

Dear Colleagues, For those of us in academia, this is a busy time of year, in the midst of fall semester or quarter, and often with mid-term exams planned or underway.  In addition, as this newsletter goes out, many of us are at the Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation’s (CERF) 24th Biennial Conference (5 -9 November in Providence, RI).  This conference  includes more than 150...

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Virus Impacting Molting Crabs

Posted by on Oct 17, 2017 in CRAB, CRC Quarterly, Nov 2017 | Comments Off on Virus Impacting Molting Crabs

Eric Schott, a molecular biologist with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is investigating a virus that is plaguing blue crab shedding operations around the Bay. Schott first discovered the virus, called CsRV1, 10 years ago and it has been found to be present in up to 80% of the crabs that die in shedding operations.  The goal of his research is to determine if...

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