(Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

CRC Roundtable is a monthly virtual seminar series, to host targeted, inclusive, and informed conversations matching scientific advances and management needs in a way that moves us collectively forward toward decision-making for effective and sustainable management of the Chesapeake Bay, its watershed, and its living resources.

The lunchtime seminars invites a diverse range of researchers, managers, and other professionals to have timely conversations around topics relevant to the Chesapeake partnership. The seminars are designed to promote contribution, not just consumption, of information with short presentations followed by facilitated discussion among attendees.They provide a place for participants to “ask the clumsy questions”. The seminars also build connectivity across participating organizations and identify ways to increase our collective competency for decision making.

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We are pleased to announce that the Roundtable webinar series has won a Gold in the 2023 Hermes Creative Awards in the Interactive Media category! Thanks to all of the presenters and participants over the past two years who have made the Roundtable such an informative and engaging space!

The CRC Roundtable is supported in part by
the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office.

UninHABitable: Harmful Algal Blooms Across the Watershed

June 12th, 12-1 pm

*Note: this webinar is one week earlier than usual to coincide with the last day of the Chesapeake Community Research Symposium.

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) threaten waters from the upper reaches of our rivers to the estuaries of the Chesapeake Bay. HAB species can release toxins, reduce dissolved oxygen, form extensive bottom mats, and cloud the water – all with impacts on aquatic animal species, recreation, and even human and companion animal health. Our speakers this month will touch on what conditions make for a toxic bloom, how it affects other species, and how we can improve monitoring and detection.

Join us on Wednesday, June 12th from 12-1 pm for a discussion of HABs live from the Chesapeake Community Research Symposium.

Moderator:

R Christian Jones, Professor at George Mason University, Director of the Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center (PEREC)

Speakers:

Margaret Mulholland, Professor at Old Dominion University
Rosalina Christova, Assistant Professor at George Mason University
Judy O’Neil, Associate Research Professor at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Research