Nov 2019NOAA Nov Workshop

NOAA Nov Workshop

Middle Peninsula Nearshore Habitat Restoration Workshop On September 24, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office co-hosted the one-day Middle Peninsula Nearshore Habitat Restoration Workshop with the Virginia Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. The workshop goals were to build awareness among attendees of existing and proposed nearshore habitat...

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CBP Fall ’19 Update

Chesapeake Bay Program Fall 2019 Update   Manokin River Chosen as Final Oyster Restoration Site   The Chesapeake Bay Program is pleased to announce that the Manokin River has been selected as the tenth Chesapeake Bay tributary for large-scale oyster reef restoration. TheĀ Chesapeake Bay Watershed AgreementĀ calls for the restoration of the native oyster population in 10 tributaries by...

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Contaminants in the Bay

UMBC Researcher Leads Landmark Study on Contaminants in the Chesapeake   While many studies have looked at particular contaminants of emerging concern in local rivers and small watersheds, few researchers have looked at multiple contaminants in the larger Chesapeake Bay watershed. Dr. Lee Blaney of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) led a team of researchers in quantifying...

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