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Horn Point Laboratory Scientists to Study Oil Spill Effects in Gulf of Mexico
June 8, 2010
A team of scientists from the Horn Point Laboratory will be traveling to the Gulf of Mexico later this summer to study the potential effects of the gulf oil spill on plankton and fish communities in the northern Gulf.

UMCES Scientists Respond to Gulf Oil Spill
May 26, 2010
Since the explosion of the oil rig Deepwater Horizon, researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science are playing an active role in determining long-term damage to the ecosystem and providing science-based analysis to policymakers and natural resource managers working to minimize the impact of this environmental tragedy.

Chesapeake Bay Health Report Card Shows Broad Improvements in 2009
May 18, 2010
Ecological conditions in the Chesapeake Bay in 2009 received a “C” from UMCES researchers in their annual Chesapeake Bay Health Report Card.

HPL Researcher Links Decline of Endangered California Delta Smelt to Nutrient Pollution
May 18, 2010
Research by HPL ecologist and oceanographer Dr. Patricia Glibert recommends that efforts to restore the endangered California delta smelt and other declining pelagic fish should more sharply focus on reducing nutrient pollution to the species’ native waters.

First Hatchery-Reared Oysters of 2010 Bound for the Bay
May 5, 2010
UMCES, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the non-profit Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP) joined together as the first of 10.3 million oyster spat were planted on the State’s Bank protected sanctuary bar in the Upper Choptank River on May 5.

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