Data from the 2017-18 annual Winter Dredge Survey collected by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) and Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) were analyzed by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) and compiled in the 2018 Blue Crab Advisory Report. CBSAC reported that based on current estimates of abundance (below) and exploitation, the blue [...]
Atlantic sturgeon (NOAA) In Fall of 2017, a field team from the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) did some interesting work mapping critical habitat for endangered Atlantic sturgeon in Virginia. The team has captured side-scan sonar images of 13 sturgeon that were observed during a survey of a 5-km long section of the James River. During this exercise, the [...]
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) has recently announced the grantees that will receive FY2017 funding through the NCBO Fisheries Research Program. Having heard from the management and scientific community that more knowledge is needed regarding the Chesapeake Bay’s forage base, the FY17 program solicited proposals to characterize habitat quantity and quality for forage species, or [...]
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 [...]
Photo courtesy of CCRM/VIMS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Coastal Management recently awarded a nearly $835,000 Coastal Resilience Grant to the Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). The award is matched by existing funds from partners at VIMS, the College of William & [...]
Adapt Virginia portal The Center for Coastal Resources Management (CCRM) at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) recently launched their Adapt Virginia portal. The portal provides a one-stop shop of evidence-based planning tools and resources to respond to changing climate conditions. Adapt Virginia currently provides forecasts, adaptation case studies, risk assessment and guidance [...]
Wastewater Treatment Plant at PSU Researchers at Penn State University studied the effectiveness of wastewater treatment by tracking the fate of different contaminants. Their goal was to track the compounds through wastewater treatment and at the wells at their Living Filter, a place where treated water is sprayed to undergo additional filtration. The contaminants tracked were [...]
Photo courtesy PennState & Penn State News Penn State News– Researchers from Penn State University (PSU) are leading a team to study a new flexible strategy to ramp up installation of riparian buffers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded the group that includes several PSU researchers across multiple disciplines, along with a USDA [...]
Bacterial resistance to antimicrobials and antibiotics is one of the most pressing public-health concerns around the world. Water systems are one of the major contributors to the spread of resistance, as improperly treated drinking water and wastewater can concentrate antibiotic and antimicrobial compounds while also carrying pathogens to and from human hosts. In the United States, [...]
Science of TOtal ENvironment Journal (STOTEN) has announced two special issues with relevance for Chesapeake Bay researchers and managers. The journal will soon be accepting applications for papers to be included in a special issue on Eutrophication: A new wine in an old bottle. The web site for application will be open from early August through [...]
