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A Fledgling Osprey's failed attempt at catching a fish
Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)
Comparison illustration of sea level rise in an estuary, showing shoreline erosion, immersion, and changes within the river mouth.
Estuary 3D: Sea-level rise diptych
Generic seagrass meadow
Seagrass meadow
3D illustration of a watershed, with a braided river, mudflat, beach, rocky headlands, and seastack.
Watershed 3D: river mouth, mudflat, beach, and…
Diagram showing pressures to the world's coral reefs.
Diagram showing pressures to the world's coral…
First annual release of the Maryland's Coastal Bays Report Card. These sensitive coastal lagoons received an overall grade of C+ for 2008. Scientists, the Maryland Coastal Bays Program, National Parks Service, state and local politicians, other dignitaries, and the general public gathered to hear the assessment which was based on water quality and other monitoring data and disseminated widely through various media. The Report Card was a collaboration between several entities, including the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, IAN, EcoCheck, and the Maryland Coastal Bays Program.
Bill gets interviewed
ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina
ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
Field equipment and gear is prepared for use
Preparation of field equipment
This starfish is in the collection at the Maui Ocean Center
Starfish
Fire management in ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina
ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
Calipers
Readying and checking research equipment on the Aquarius during a cruise along the Patuxent River
Checking equipment on the Aquarius
Laboratory drying oven. Oyster tissue samples are on the bottom shelf and dried at 60 degrees Celcius overnight or until thoroughly dry. Dessicant is on the middle shelf to remove any moisture.
Drying oven
Samples are ground with mortar and pestle
Grinding with mortar and pestle
For stable isotope analysis, small subsamples of homogenously ground oyster tissues in the scintillation vial are placed in the tin capsule, held by the forceps.
Ground oyster tissue and tin capsule
On deck the Aquarius during a cruise along the Patuxent River
Raingear on deck
This sediment grab remains open when sent to the bottom and the release snaps shut the mouth for sediment collection.
Sediment grab
Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) settle on other oyster shells, forming reef structures. These reefs attract other organisms as well, including mussels.
Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
The R/V Aquarius: built 1964, length: 64', beam: 16', height: 28', draft: 5'6
R/V Aquarius
Assembled gear to deploy oyster biological indicators. Cages will hold the oysters and will be suspended 0.5 meters above the bottom by the buoys and anchored by the bricks.
Cages for deploying oyster biological indicators
Illustration of Acropora with black band disease
Acropora: black band disease
Illustration of Acropora with brown band disease
Acropora: brown band disease
Illustration of an Indonesian fishing village
Fishing village (Indonesia)
Illustration of Mugil cephalus (Flathead Mullet)
Mugil cephalus (Flathead Mullet)
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