Divided Season Results in Near Average 2021 Hypoxia Monitoring of dissolved oxygen conditions in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of Maryland and Virginia showed a tale of two different halves for […]
CARES Act Funding Available for Maryland Fishing Industry
State Approved to Provide $3 Million in Direct Assistance The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces applications will be available Nov. 4 are available through February28 for economic relief funds […]
CARES Act Funding Available for Maryland Fishing Industry
State Approved to Provide $3 Million in Direct Assistance The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces applications will be available Nov. 4 for economic relief funds for the commercial seafood […]
Maryland’s First National Marine Sanctuary Celebrated
Sanctuary Status Will Preserve Mallows Bay’s Historic “Ghost Fleet” Governor Larry Hogan today attended a celebration of Mallows Bay’s official designation as a national marine sanctuary by the National Oceanic […]
PEARL Lab Holds Open House at JPPM
The Patuxent Environmental Aquatic Research Lab (PEARL) is located on the grounds of Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum (JPPM) overlooking the Patuxent River. PEARL is a part of Morgan State […]
NOAA Designates New National Marine Sanctuary
Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary to protect World War I-era shipwrecks NOAA, the state of Maryland and Charles County today announced the designation of a new national marine sanctuary […]
Student Awarded Prestigious Fellowship
Community college students aren’t as likely to finish a STEM degree as peers at 4-year colleges. This program inspires local students to stick with STEM. Congratulations to master’s student Zoraida […]
Maryland Joins Fight to Stop Seismic Testing in the Atlantic
Hogan Administration Takes Legal Actions Against Federal Government Governor Larry Hogan today authorized the State of Maryland to file a lawsuit against the federal government aimed at preventing seismic testing […]
Summer 2018 Hypoxia Report for Chesapeake Bay
Average Year for Chesapeake Bay Dissolved Oxygen Dissolved oxygen conditions for the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay for the summer of 2018 were average compared to the long-term average from […]
Gallaudet Nominated for Number 2 Spot at NOAA
President Donald Trump nominated former Navy oceanographer and Rear Adm. Timothy Gallaudet for the number two spot at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Friday, according to a White […]