Maryland’s Oyster Fishery Disaster
In the last few weeks, you may have seen news articles talking about declaring a federal disaster for the Maryland oyster fishery. While in the past, we have seen such…
Seaweed Aquaculture
We mentioned seaweed in last month’s newsletter on restorative aquaculture and this month we’re going to focus on this group of aquatic plants. In the U.S., seaweed production has taken…
Fish Cage Aquaculture
Hello again! Last week we focused on RAS, or Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, one of the four major types of aquaculture. This month, we’re covering a second type which you might…
Introduction to Aquaculture: Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
As we head into 2025, this year’s monthly article series will focus on an industry that accounts for more than half of the seafood consumed around the world: aquaculture. Aquaculture,…
Water Quality: PFAS
For the final month of our year long exploration of water quality, we are going to focus on another contaminant of concern, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances which are known as…
Water Quality: pH
As we near the end of our year long exploration of water quality, we are going to spend this month talking about pH. This parameter helps us understand how basic…
Water Quality: PCBs
This month, we are going to dive into the topic of Polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs. These are a class of chemicals that were produced for a variety of industrial purposes…
Water Quality: Phosphorus
In April, we talked about nitrogen in regards to water quality. This month, we’ll be talking about a related nutrient, phosphorus. Like nitrogen, phosphorus tends to be a limiting nutrient…
Water Quality: Arsenic
This month we are going to focus on a water quality standard that is not something we measure when testing water quality in the Chesapeake Bay, but rather in drinking…
Water Quality: Salinity
This month, we are talking about a water quality parameter that really doesn’t tell us much about the health of the water but is still an important piece of data…