On the Bay
Helping Local Planners Improve the Quality of Coastal Bays
Jeffrey Brainard • January 21, 2016
The coastal bays along the Delmarva Peninsula need help. Excess nitrogen from human activities is harming their fragile ecosystems. Scientists worked closely with municipal and county planners to develop easy-to-use methods that could help them better manage these effects. Read more . . .
Scientists Study Effects of Fall Storms and Wind on Bay’s “Metabolism”
Jeffrey Brainard • December 16, 2015
Big storms can impair the Chesapeake Bay’s water quality by dumping rain that washes pulses of nutrients and sediments into the estuary. But as twin storms hit the region in October, University of Maryland scientists traveled out out on stormy waters to study another effect: how storm-driven winds stir up nutrients from the Bay’s bottom zone. Read more . . .
These High School Students Built a Fish Farm in a Classroom
Jeffrey Brainard • December 10, 2015
The assignment: build an "aquaponics" laboratory. The educational goal: teach students to apply science and engineering to solve practical problems. And have fun doing it. Read more . . .
Live Bait Packaging: A Threat to the Health of the Chesapeake Bay?
Meg Wickless • November 24, 2015
Live bait packages shipped to the Mid-Atlantic from distributors in Maine harbor dozens of species of non-native, marine organisms, a newly published study says. These species can end up in our region’s waters, where they may become invasive and alter ecosystems. Read more . . .
Marylanders Know That Most Climate Scientists Agree About Climate Change
Jeffrey Brainard • November 2, 2015
Nearly half of Marylanders know that a strong consensus exists among climate scientists that the climate is changing, a new survey says — a finding with implications for public policy. Among the possible harmful effects of climate change in Maryland, many survey respondents cited effects on the Chesapeake Bay. Read more . . .
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