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On the Bay
A New Look at Estimates for 20th Century Sea Level Rise
Daniel Strain • April 9, 2015
In the scientific world, numbers are like smart phones: by the time you get them out of the store, they're often out of date.
In a story last September I wrote that for much of the twentieth century, sea levels rose by "around 1.7 millimeters a year."
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The Winter Crabbers: Q&A about the Annual Dredge Survey
Michael W. Fincham • March 30, 2015
There was only one boat hauling up crabs in Maryland waters in the winter of 2014. It was a classic 45-foot Chesapeake Bay workboat, and its captain was Roger Morris, a long-time waterman from Dorchester County.
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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.
