Research teams witnessed more than 855,500 waterfowl while conducting the 2015 Maryland Midwinter Waterfowl Survey. The total was slightly lower than the 905,000 birds observed during 2014, but higher than the five year average of 757,000. Each winter, aerial survey … Continued
The Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River is at about 92 percent capacity for sediment storage according to new U.S. Geological Survey research. Since the dam’s construction in 1929, sediment and nutrients have been building up behind it, being … Continued
Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant programs (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia) recently released a joint request for proposals for collaborative and integrative research across the region that supports the Sea Grant mission. Pre-proposals are due by February 4, 2015, 5:00 PM … Continued
NOAA Fisheries is conducting a voluntary survey of individuals who have harvested river herring (alewives and blueback herring) commercially, recreationally, or for personal use at any point in time over the past 20 years. Commercial, recreational, and personal use harvesters … Continued
The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office is funding seven projects that seek to quantify the benefits that restored oyster reefs provide to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Projects include: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: “Integrated Assessment of Oyster Reef Ecosystem … Continued