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Analyzing the Effects of Hypoxia on the Microbiome of Atlantic Brief Squid: The Model Organism for Future Global Regime Shifts Due to Expansion of Hypoxic Environments

Institution:

Johns Hopkins University

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Evaluating the Performance of Spatially Explicit Population Models to Estimate Abundance of Chesapeake Bay Fishes

Institution:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Fellow: Samara Nehemiah

Aquaculture Nitrogen Removal Via Microbial Denitrification: Experimental Measurements With Realistic Resuspension of Bivalve Biodeposits

Institution:

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Co-Principal investigator:

Jeffrey Cornwell, Horn Point Laboratory, UMCES; Lawrence Sanford, Horn Point Laboratory, UMCES

Assessing the Risk of Interstate Imports, Aquaculture and Stress to Amplify Virus Diversity and Prevalence in Maryland Blue Crabs

Institution:

Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University System of Maryland

Co-Principal investigator:

Tsvetan Bachvaroff, Institute of Marine & Env. Tech., UMCES; Mingli Zhao, Institute of Marine & Env. Tech., University of Maryland Baltimore County

Beyond Point Measurements: Modeling Benthic Forage Response to the Duration, Extent, and Severity of Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay

Institution:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Jeremy Testa, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, UMCES; Viacheslav Lyubchich, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, UMCES; Ryan Langendorf, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Studies

Causes of Benthic Cyanobacteria Overgrowth in Submersed Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Beds in Chesapeake Bay: Potential Consequences for Ecosystem Resilience

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Jeffrey Cornwell, HPL, UMCES; Cassie Gurbisz, St. Mary's College of Maryland; Catherine Wazniak, MDDNR; J. Brooke Landry, MDDNR

Diversification of Maryland Shellfish Aquaculture: Development and Assessment of a Subtidal Grow-Out Method for Culture of Soft-Shell Clams (Mya arenaria)

Institution:

Morgan State University

Co-Principal investigator:

Brittany Wolfe-Bryant, Jon Farrington, Scott Knoche, Amanda Knobloch, Morgan State University, PEARL

Does Living Shoreline Performance Depend on Design?

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Lorie Staver, Horn Point Laboratory, UMCES

Evaluating the Effects of Stormwater Best Management Practices on Nitrogen Dynamics Using Stable Isotopes

Institution:

Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Keith Eshleman, Appalachian Laboratory, UMCES; Joel Bostic, Appalachian Laboratory, UMCES

Exploring the Use of Benthic Microbial Fuel Cells to Remove Sulfide While Harvesting Energy from Oyster Aquaculture Biodeposits

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Andrew Thaler, Horn Point Laboratory, UMCES

Elucidating Dietary Source and Structure of Three Important Juvenile Fishery Species Across the Chesapeake Bay Mouth Plume Using Bulk Stable Isotope Analyses

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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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Building capacity of land-based Atlantic salmon aquaculture in the US

Institution:

Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Co-Principal investigator:

Fredrika Moser, Maryland Sea Grant; James Hurley, Wisconsin Sea Grant; Gayle Zydlewski, Maine Sea Grant

Susceptibility of Shellfish Aquaculture Species in the Chesapeake Bay and Maryland Coastal Bays to the Ostreid Herpesvirus (OsHV-1) and Potential Management Strategies

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University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Value Shallow Water Ecosystem Services in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay

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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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Developing Technologies to Produce Sterile Diploid Oysters Without Chromosome Set Manipulation

Institution:

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Co-Principal investigator:

Lan Xu

Ecological and Environmental Implications of Sea Level Rise on Shallow Methane-gas in the Patuxent River Estuary

Institution:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Ryan Woodland, Edward Hobbs, Jr.

Interstate Blue Crab Transportation and the Risk of Introducing Novel Viruses into the Chesapeake Bay Crab Fishery

Institution:

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Mingli Zhao

Advancing Monitoring and Management of Mid-Atlantic Alosine Fishes with eDNA Analysis

Institution:

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Matthew B. Ogburn, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Assessing the Impact of Freshwater Salinization Syndrome on Mobilization of Nutrients and Metals in Urban Streams and Rivers

Institution:

University of Maryland, College Park

Co-Principal investigator:

Shuiwang Duan, University of Maryland College Park

Development of Triploid and Tetraploid Eastern Oysters for Maryland Aquaculture

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Co-Principal investigator:

Amber DeMarr, Morgan State University; Richard Lacouture, Morgan State University

Effects of Bivalve Biodeposits and Bottom Shear Stress On Sediment Erodibility with Implications for Biodeposit Export for Aquaculture Areas and Sediment Biogeochemistry

Institution:

University of Baltimore

Co-Principal investigator:

Jeffrey Cornwell, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory; Lawrence Sanford, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory

Effects of Oyster Aquaculture on Submersed Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Habitat

Institution:

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Co-Principal investigator:

Jeremy Testa, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory; Dong Liang, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

Evaluating Consequences of Alternative Harvest Policies for Atlantic Menhaden and the Impacts on their Predator Atlantic Striped Bass

Institution:

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Michael Wilberg, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

Quantifying Nitrogen Removal Potential in Oyster Reefs Versus Aquaculture in Response to Hydrodynamic Setting and Water Quality

Institution:

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Lora Harris, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory; Lawrence Sanford, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory

What Happens After the Phragmites Is Killed? The Role of Native Plantings in Accelerating Post-treatment Recovery of Tidal Wetlands

Institution:

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Co-Principal investigator:

Karen Kettenring, Utah State University; Melissa McCormick, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Andrew Baldwin, University of Maryland College Park