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Research team receives $10M to transform shellfish farming with smart technology
June 26, 2020
UMCES researcher Matt Gray and a group of researchers and institutions throughout the U.S. received a $10M grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to bring advanced technology to the domestic shellfish aquaculture industry.

Bay 101: A virtual seminar series, science of the Chesapeake for non-scientists
June 25, 2020
Every Wednesday from July 8 through August 5 from 5:00 to 5:30 pm Horn Point Laboratory researchers will share a free, online seminar series about the science of the Chesapeake Bay. The thirty-minute programs will shed light into the mysteries of the Bay and highlight Horn Point programs working to improve the health of the Bay and its aquatic life.

Maryland offshore wind farm could become stop-over region for migrating striped bass and Atlantic sturgeon

June 25, 2020
Authors suggest that the development of wind farms on the DelMarVa coastal shelf, 17-26 miles from Ocean City’s shoreline, may alter the migratory behavior of Atlantic sturgeon and the commercially and recreationally important striped bass as new wind turbines in this otherwise featureless region could create habitat around which fish linger.

Innovative research that uses algae to trap greenhouse gas emissions receives $3M
June 23, 2020
UMCES researchers were selected to receive $3M award from U.S. Department of Energy to develop a scalable carbon-negative bioreactor system to capture carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, from power plant flue gases.

Slightly smaller-than-average dead zone predicted for the Chesapeake Bay
June 17, 2020
Researchers from the Chesapeake Bay Program, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, University of Michigan and U.S. Geological Survey announced today that a slightly smaller than average Chesapeake Bay “dead zone” is forecasted for this year, due to reduced rainfall and less nutrient-rich runoff flowing into the Bay from the watershed this spring.

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