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The Chesapeake Bay in an international perspective: An analytical comparison of the role of scientific communities in the formation and stability of regimes for the governance of coastal and inland seas
Principal Investigator:
Mark SagoffStart/End Year:
1992 - 1994Institution:
University of Maryland, College ParkCo-Principal Investigator:
Wayne Bell, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental ScienceTopic(s):
Description:
This project undertakes an interdisciplinary comparative analysis of the formation and stability of major environmental management programs for four coastal or regional seas, including the Chesapeake Bay. The project inquires how the activities of scientific communities contribute to the success or failure of attempts at environmental governance. It will draw lessons from recent history concerning the prospects of cooperation among groups sharing a regional biological commons. The project would produce publishable papers preparatory to the planned Maryland International Conference on the Environmental Management of Coastal Seas.
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Featured Fellow
Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
Featured Research Project
Exploring the Use of Benthic Microbial Fuel Cells to Remove Sulfide While Harvesting Energy from Oyster Aquaculture Biodeposits
Oyster aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry in Maryland’s Chesapeake waters which stimulates economic activity and may provide a host of ecosystem benefits. A potential concern associated with the intensification of the oyster aquaculture is the local production and accumulation of oyster biodeposits, which can lead to a porewater sulfide accumulation and declining bioturbation, symptoms of declining ecosystem function. Sulfide is naturally removed from the seafloor by the interactions between bioturbating infauna and sulfide oxidizing bacteria.
Chesapeake Quarterly Magazine
A Growing Industry: Advancing Oyster Aquaculture in Maryland
