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The Star Democrat (Wed 22 Feb, 2012)
Horn Point lecture schedule released
Staff quoted: Linda Starling, Evamaria Koch, Jeff Cornwell, Cindy Palinkas, Vic Kennedy, Victoria Coles, Margaret Sexton, Michael Kemp
CAMBRIDGE The Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge once again will offer free, weekly talks designed to make the science of the Chesapeake Bay as accessible as its beauty.
Tidewater Times (Tue 24 Jan, 2012)
Horn Point Laboratory Presents "Chesapeake Bay 101" science program for local residents
Staff quoted: Linda Starling, Evamaria Koch, Jeff Cornwell, Cindy Palinkas, Vic Kennedy, Victoria Coles, Margaret Sexton, Michael Kemp
Cambridge, Md. (January 24, 2012) – The Chesapeake Bay and its rivers are the lifeblood of the Eastern Shore, defining the region like no other water body in the world. While many easily recognize the natural beauty Bay country offers, the Horn Point Laboratory is launching a new community program designed to make the science of the Chesapeake Bay as accessible as its beauty.
Bay Journal (Wed 1 Sep, 2010)
Bivalve's dramatic demise is as 'quiet as a clam'
Staff quoted: Vic Kennedy
It seems a familiar Chesapeake Bay story: A shellfish racked by disease, preyed upon by cownose rays, is at historic lows, depriving watermen of a valuable fishery and removing a key filter feeder from the ecosystem. Biologists describe its loss as "catastrophic."
The Baltimore Sun (Thu 8 Apr, 2010)
Commentary: An oyster plan Maryland needs
Staff quoted: Vic Kennedy, Roger Newell
The Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development Plan proposed by the state Department of Natural Resources sets a new direction for managing Maryland's natural oyster populations and enhancing opportunities for farming oysters. Thus, it brings the state's oyster management efforts more in line with virtually all other regions in the world.
The Baltimore Sun (Tue 11 Aug, 2009)
Commentary: Stop the oyster harvest - Md. needs to take a rational approach — for once — to managing the Chesapeake
Staff quoted: Vic Kennedy
In 1983, Vic Kennedy and Linda Breisch published a paper in the Journal of Environmental Management called "Sixteen Decades of Political Management of the Oyster Fishery in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay." For any Marylander who likes oysters, the paper is a depressing read, documenting the failed attempts to change the way oysters are managed in the state. Time and again, efforts to introduce more rational policies have been overwhelmed by tidewater legislators.
Bay Journal (Wed 1 Jul, 2009)
Review of past oyster research reveals lack of coordination: Scientists say future projects should require pre-assessment and post-evaluation components
Staff quoted: Jon Kramer, Vic Kennedy
A group of scientists recently reviewed the results from hundreds of oyster restoration projects that took place over the last 18 years. They found a lot less than they expected.
The Baltimore Sun (Sat 14 Feb, 2009)
Task force recommends halting the harvest of state's oyster reserves: Report calls for helping watermen learn to cultivate bivalves
Staff quoted: Vic Kennedy
A high-profile state task force is recommending that Maryland stop spending millions of dollars to plant oysters in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries only to let watermen harvest them.