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Shipboard Evaluations of Venturi Oxygen Stripping During Continuous Routine Vessel Operations

Institution:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Gregory M. Ruiz, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Peter D. McNulty, NEI Treatment System, LLC

Facilitating a Scientific Review of Issue Related to Sediment Quality in Port of Baltimore's Shipping Channels

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Maryland Sea Grant College

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Facilitating the Development of Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management in Chesapeake Bay

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Maryland Sea Grant College

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Quantifying Ecological Feedbacks and Transition-Points for Enhanced Restoration of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

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Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Laura Murray, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory

The Role of Genetic Diversity in Restoration Success for Vallisneria americana in the Chesapeake Bay

Institution:

Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Maile C. Neel, University of Maryland, College Park

Aquatic Invasive Species Research: Invasive Species in Key Tropical U.S. Ports- Extending Standardized Surveys for Islands and Continents

Institution:

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Co-Principal investigator:

Gregory M. Ruiz, Richard W. Osman, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Lucius G. Eldredge, Bishop Museum

Development of bioeconomic models for blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay

Institution:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

David Bunnell, Great Lakes Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey

Does cryptophyte abundance drive mixotrophic harmful algal blooms? Karlodinium veneficum as a model system

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Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute

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Ecosystem effects on living resources: Spatially explicit bioenergetic model of white perch carrying capacity

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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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Facilitating Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management in Chesapeake Bay

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Maryland Sea Grant College

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How do changes in physical conditions and megalopae behavior affect blue crab recruitment variability in Chesapeake and Delaware Bays?

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Michael R. Roman, William Boicourt, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Rapid Response: Next Steps to Determine Status of the Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) in Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay and the Mid-Atlantic Coast Part II

Institution:

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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Rapid Responses Contingency Plan Development for Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species

Institution:

Maryland Sea Grant College

Co-Principal investigator:

Fredrika Moser, Maryland Sea Grant College University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Jessica Smits, Maryland Sea Grant College University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

SG Aquatic Invasive Species 2005 - Chronic Toxicity Testing to Determine the Environmental Risks of Proposed Ballast Water Treatment Biocides

Institution:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

David A. Wright, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Environmental Science; Lance T. Yonkos, Daniel J. Fisher, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Development of a Shellfish Aquaculture Plan

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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Erosion, Suspended Solids and Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Little Choptank River

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Evamaria W. Koch, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Jeffrey P. Halka, Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Geological Survey

Predicting the Restoration Trajectory and Water Quality Value of Benthic Microalgae in Shallow Water Chesapeake Sediments

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Todd Kana, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Prediction of Rip Currents

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Johns Hopkins University

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Primary production, spring blooms and control of recruitment in pelagic fish

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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Lawrence W. Harding, Jr, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Assessing the potential for natural predators to control the spread of the Suminoe oyster, Crassostrea ariakensis

Institution:

Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Co-Principal investigator:

Victor S. Kennedy, Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Ballast Water Technology Demonstration Program (Shipboard Evaluations of Venturi Oxygen Stripping : Determining Mechanical and Biological Efficacy)

Institution:

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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Genetic rehabilitation and conservation of Chesapeake oysters using disease-resistant oyster strains: a study of their recruitment and introgression potential

Institution:

University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Biology

Co-Principal investigator:

Mark Luckenbach, Kimberly S. Reece, Ryan Carnegie, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Performance of genetically improved CROSBreed oysters and disease-resistant Delaware Bay oysters (DEBYs) planted at three salinity regimes in a dermo disease enzootic Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Area

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Academy of Natural Sciences Estuarine Research Center

Co-Principal investigator:

George R. Abbe, Morgan State University Estuarine Research Center

Quantitative analysis of spatial patterns of marine invasions for North America: establishing a national baseline and database

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Co-Principal investigator:

Jeffrey A. Crooks, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; Anson H. Hines, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Tests of ANS Risk Analysis II: Population dynamics and demographics of US transcoastal invaders

Institution:

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Co-Principal investigator:

Gregory M. Ruiz, Mark E. Torchin, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; James T. Carlton, Williams College, Mystic Seaport