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Marine Spotlight
Lawyer Defends Science Against Politics
 It is in the nature of science never to be done. One discovery leads
to another, and we need to recognize that. So said law professor Rena
Steinzor at a special forum held at the Chesapeake Biological
Laboratory (CBL) in Solomons Island, Maryland on May 23. CBL and the Horn Point Laboratory, both part of the University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science, provide the setting for an
annual program that brings undergraduate students from around the
country to spend a summer working side-by-side with marine scientists. As a lawyer among biologists and chemists, Steinzor's appearance was unusual, but she came with a clear message. Policymakers need to "stay out of the way" of researchers so they can do their job, she said.
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New Look for Sea Grant Website
 Maryland Sea Grant has launched a wholly reconfigured website. "This
is more than a face lift," said Sea Grant Director Jonathan Kramer. "We have designed an entirely new way to present our information."
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Chesapeake Perspectives
 The Chesapeake Bay, home to a remarkable ecosystem and a treasured
heritage, is now the subject of a new academic monograph series from
Maryland Sea Grant,
Chesapeake Perspectives. The
new series is designed to provide a platform for scholars, researchers,
and other experts to share their insights into the Bay's physical,
biological, and cultural complexities, its mysteries and conflicts.
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Breaking the Grip of Rip Currents
Breaking the Grip of Rip Currents
Beachgoers in Ocean City and Assateague Island will see a new warning
sign this summer.
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State of Bay's Blue Crab
Cautious optimism is the word on the street for the Chesapeake Bay blue
crab, according to a new report by the Chesapeake Bay Commission,
Blue Crab 2004: Status of the Chesapeake Population and it Fisheries.
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