We are accepting pre-proposals for our 2024 biennial research competition through Jan. 20. Find out more here.
Our Communications Staff and Products
From its start in 1977, Maryland Sea Grant has sought to show those who live and Maryland and beyond how important — and exciting — Chesapeake Bay science can be.
Our communications staff works to inform the public about scientific discoveries and the researchers who make them, findings that can help to protect and restore the Bay and Maryland’s coastal waters. We strive to provide scientifically accurate information with context and depth that nonscientists can understand and enjoy.
We use a variety of media to tell these stories:
- Chesapeake Quarterly magazine: Since we started it in 2002, our free, award-winning magazine has covered topics like sea level rise, oyster aquaculture, and the menhaden fishery. Read and subscribe to it today. And follow us online by reading On the Bay, Chesapeake Quarterly's blog.
- Social media: Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
- Videos: Maryland Sea Grant boasts an Emmy Award-winning videographer, Michael Fincham. He has produced eight documentary features, including Chesapeake: The Twilight Estuary and Who Killed Crassostrea virginica: The Fall & Rise of Chesapeake Bay Oysters. Visit our YouTube channel.
- Our Bookstore contains information about more publications and feature-length documentaries by Maryland Sea Grant and how to order them.
- You can also browse an archive of Maryland Marine Notes, published by Maryland Sea Grant until 2001. This newsletter contained extensive news about research and outreach in the Chesapeake region.
Contact the communications staff
Nicky Lehming
Graphic Designer/ProducerNicky Lehming is our graphic designer and producer of visual content. She received a bachelor's degree in biology at Washington University, studied design and photography at the Corcoran School of Art and Design, and received a multimedia design certificate from the University of Washington.
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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.
