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Developing new oyster sterilization technology to avoid triploid summer mortality

Institution:

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Co-Principal investigator:

Yonathan Zohar, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Louis Plough, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Donald Webster, Wye Research & Education Center, Maryland Sea Grant

Discrimination of Phytoplankton Taxa in the Optically Complex Waters of Chesapeake Bay

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Anna Windle

Understanding Molecular, Energetic and Physiological Responses of Crassostrea virginica to Aerial Desiccation Regimes

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Shannon Hood

Assessing the Ecohydrological Performance of Stormwater Green Infrastructure (SWGI) Treatment Trains at the Subwatershed Scale in Montgomery County, MD

Institution:

University of Maryland, College Park

Co-Principal investigator:

Matthew Wilfong, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP)

Developing a Technology to Induce Sterility in an Emerging Marine Aquaculture Species, Sablefish, by Disrupting Primordial Germ Cell Development

Institution:

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Co-Principal investigator:

Yonathan Zohar, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Adam Luckenbach and William Fairgrieve, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Automated Crabmeat Picking Technology - Enhancing the Research Outcome through In-lab and In-field Studies

Institution:

University of Maryland, College Park

Co-Principal investigator:

Dongyi Wang, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP)

Controlling Fouling and Pests Associated with Water Column Oyster Aquaculture

Institution:

University of Maryland, College Park, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Co-Principal investigator:

Shannon Hood, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Interspecific Interaction Between Ctenophores and Forage Fishes in Maryland Coastal Bays Using Stable Isotopes

Institution:

Salisbury University

Co-Principal investigator:

Sarah Cvach, Salisbury University

Microplastics from Wastewater Effluent as Vectors for Pharmaceutical & Personal Care Products to Rivers and Estuaries

Institution:

University of Maryland, College Park

Co-Principal investigator:

Alterra Sanchez, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP)

Natural Algaecides: Compounds Produced by Barley Straw to Reduce Harmful Algal Blooms

Institution:

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Taylor Armstrong, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology

Spatiotemporal Study of Yellow Perch from Chesapeake Bay Tributaries: Genetics, Hormones, and Histopathology

Institution:

University of Maryland, College Park

Co-Principal investigator:

Alexander MacLeod, University of Maryland College Park

Tool Development to Characterize Flow Regime in Oyster Aquaculture Systems

Institution:

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Brendan Campbell, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory

Abundance and Variety of Microplastics in Surface Waters, Sediments, and Oysters: Relationship to Point-Sources and Land Use Practices

Institution:

University of Maryland, College Park

Co-Principal investigator:

Carys Mitchelmore, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Johan Schijf, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Assessing the Effectiveness of the Anacostia River Tunnel in Reduction of Eutrophication

Institution:

Gallaudet University

Co-Principal investigator:

Patricia Glibert, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Development and Validation of Novel, Fluorescence-based Tools to Screen For and Identify Urban and Agricultural Sources of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Chesapeake Bay

Institution:

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Co-Principal investigator:

Ethan Hain

Effects of Oyster Biodeposit Resuspension on Nutrient Release and Ecosystem Dynamics in Chesapeake Bay

Institution:

University of Baltimore

Co-Principal investigator:

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

Functional and Taxonomic Diversity of Microbial Communities in Microplastic Particles from the Chesapeake Bay

Institution:

Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, University System of Maryland

Co-Principal investigator:

Fellow: Ana Sosa

Impacts of Misspecification of Spatial Structure of Assessment and Stock on Reliability of Reference Points

Institution:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Fellow: Reed Brodnik

Maryland Climate Resilience Indicators (MCRI): Participatory Indicators to Assess, Plan, and Evaluate Climate Adaptation Actions

Institution:

University of Maryland, College Park

Co-Principal investigator:

Michael Gerst, University of Maryland, College Park

Mixotrophic Dinoflagellates: Elucidating the Relative Importance of Grazing and Photosynthesis in Chesapeake Bay

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Sairah Malkin, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Novel Genomic Tools to Assess Fish Diet and Prey Quality and in the Choptank River

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Jamie Pierson, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Quantifying Nutrient Sequestration in Chesapeake Bay Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Beds

Institution:

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Co-Principal investigator:

Cindy Palinkas, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Understanding the Distribution and Ecology of the Mysid Neomysis americana, a Key Forage Species in Chesapeake Bay

Institution:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Hongsheng Bi, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Elizabeth North, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Characterizing Genomic Diversity of Wild and Planted Oyster Populations in Chesapeake Bay to Better Inform Restoration

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Fellow: Katie Hornick

Continuous Mapping of Channel Features for Monitoring Aquatic Habitat and Sediment Flux in Coastal Systems

Institution:

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Co-Principal investigator:

Alex Rittle, University of Maryland Baltimore County