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Marine Spotlight
Landmark Book on the Blue Crab
 The Maryland Sea Grant College has published the first-ever comprehensive reference book on the blue crab. The 800-page volume,
The Blue Crab: Callinectes sapidus, brings together the work of 28 authors in 16 chapters to cover the spectrum of blue crab biology and ecology.
The book details blue crab anatomy and addresses larval, juvenile, and adult development. It also covers diseases and parasites, the ecology of all life stages, population dynamics, and the history of blue crab fisheries in the U.S.
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New Opportunities from Maryland Sea Grant
New Opportunities from Maryland Sea Grant
Scientific inquiry lies at the core of Maryland Sea Grant's mission. In support of this mission, Sea Grant announces two new funding opportunities for Chesapeake Bay science.
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Performance Honors Rachel Carson's Life and Work
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In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Maryland Sea Grant will host a performance of
A Sense of Wonder, a one-woman show based on the life and work of famed writer and naturalist Rachel Carson, who would have turned 100 this year.
Carson loved the sea, and she loved to write. A marine biologist by
training, she had a penchant for exploring the coast and a knack for
explaining complex ecological processes with lyrical ease. Her
ocean-related writings include
Under the Sea Wind,
The Sea Around Us, and
The Edge of the Sea.
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Pfiesteria Ten Years After
 It’s been ten years since a strange organism called
Pfiesteria roared
into the news, bringing images of dying fish and sick people. Exactly
what happened ten years ago? And whatever happened to
Pfiesteria?
To help answer these questions, and in recognition of this ten-year
anniversary, the Maryland Sea Grant College has produced a 20-page
magazine on the enigmatic microbe. It has also released its hour-long
award-winning film, The
Pfiesteria Files, on DVD.
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Maryland Sea Grant Wins Awards for Publication Excellence
For thirty years Maryland Sea Grant has provided citizens with
in-depth, creditable information about Chesapeake Bay issues. In
early July, the 2007 Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX)
competition honored several of these efforts.
The writers and editors of
Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant’s signature publication, took home two prestigious APEX awards, and
Maryland Sea Grant’s new field guide
Underwater Grasses in Chesapeake Bay & Mid-Atlantic Coastal Waters picked up a prize in the book category.
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