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Chesapeake Beach on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
Chesapeake Beach
Kayaking in the Patuxent River, Maryland
Kayaking in the Patuxent River
Leafy Marsh Plant in the Choptank River, Maryland
Leafy Marsh Plant
Speed Boat Race in the Choptank River near Cambridge, Maryland
Speed Boat Race
Washington DC from Arlington Cemetery
Washington DC Skyline
CBOS (Chesapeake Bay Observing System) buoy at the mouth of the Choptank River. There are several of the units throughout Chesapeake Bay, maintained by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
CBOS Buoy
Algal bloom presumed responsible for large scale fish kills in Chesapeake Bay in summer 2003
Fish Dead from toxic algal bloom
Cruising on a Skipjack, the traditional oyster boat for Chesapeake Bay
Skipjack
'Sewage Plume Mapping' technique measures the stable nitrogen isotope signature of macroalgae deployed in situ, housed in a perforated transparent container suspended from a buoy and anchored by a weight. Several hundred of these rigs are deployed in a region to map the nitrogen isotope signature.
Deploying macroalgal chamber for sewage plume…
Fish dead, suspected to be from toxic algal bloom entrapped in floating seagrass matt
Fish Kill in Choptank River
Tank shows settled particulates and wall growth
MEERC mesocosm with paddle mixer
Regular scrubbing of the walls of the MEERC mesocosms tanks was essential for removing the epiphytic wall growth
Scrubbing MEERC Mesocosm
Stuckenia pectinata (Sago pondweed) in the SAV ponds on the Horn Point Laboratory campus. Previously known as Potamogeton pectinatus.
Stuckenia pectinata
Seagrass Core Collection
Seagrass Core Collection
UMCES researchers staking out wire mesh cages around their seagrass transplant plots
Screening SAV transplant plots against Mute Swans
Trays of Redhead Grass being grown in flow through tanks at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point
Culturing Potamogeton perfoliatus for…
Redhead Grass
Description: Broad, oval leaves, that clasp the stem. Clusters of tiny flowers.
Distribution: Fresh to moderately brackish water.
Potamogeton perfoliatus
The former WWII 63-foot keelless Dutch-design Sailing vessel Brandaris on sunset sail out of Wickford, RI. Taken on an evening
Brandaris sail out of Wickford, RI
Chalk Point Power Plant on the Patuxent River
Chalk Point Power Plant
Crabbing using a Trotline
Crabbing using a Trotline in Chesapeake Bay
Floating Red (Port) Lateral Marker in Chesapeake Bay
Floating Red (Port) Lateral Marker
Mute Swans congregating to feed on seagrass beds in the Choptank River
Mute Swans
North American osprey, Pandion haliaetus carolinensis
North American osprey on navigational marker
Ruppia maritima growing in the turbid waters of the Choptank River
Ruppia maritima
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