Volume 3 Number 2

Small airplanes provide just the right scale of resolution for capturing the big picture of phytoplankton abundance and change through time in the Chesapeake Bay. The single-engine DeHavilland Beaver gathered data up and down the Bay for six years using the Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS), which was among the first generation of such equipment. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham. more . . . about In Plane Sight

Small airplanes provide just the right scale of resolution for capturing the big picture of phytoplankton abundance and change through time in the Chesapeake Bay. The single-engine DeHavilland Beaver gathered data up and down the Bay for six years using the Ocean Data Acquisition System (ODAS), which was among the first generation of such equipment. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham. more . . . about A Tale of Two Years

Today researchers have remarkable tools to produce a data-rich bird's eye view of the Chesapeake at multiple scales of resolution, but it has not always been that way. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham. more . . . about Remote Sensing Then And Now

From 500 feet in the air, scientist Larry Harding can measure the total amount of chlorophyll in the Bay and calculate primary productivity. But it takes some wet shipboard sleuthing to identify the cast of characters that are driving the Bay's complex food web. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham. more . . . about Inside the Bay's "Green Box"

A new report on remote sensing in estuaries will be available in September from Maryland Sea Grant and the Chesapeake Bay Program's Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC). It is the result Estuarine and Watershed Monitoring Using Remote Sensing Technology: Present Status and Future Trends, a workshop held in Annapolis, MD. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham. more . . . about Report Examines Remote Sensing in the Bay

How are crabs doing in the Chesapeake? According to the annual Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Advisory Report, prepared by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) and released on June 2, blue crab abundance has improved compared to the near historically low levels of the previous four years. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham. more . . . about Scientists Weigh in on Blue Crabs

Two of Maryland Sea Grant's Extension's specialists have been honored recently with prestigious career awards for their outstanding work in the community. Seafood technology specialist Thomas Rippen was one of the recipients of this year's Excellence in Extension award from the University System of Maryland and education specialist J. Adam Frederick has been awarded the National Marine Educators Association's (NMEA) James Centorino Award, given for distinguished performance in marine education by professionals who are not classroom teachers. Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham. more . . . about Extension Faculty Excel

Chesapeake Quarterly, Maryland Sea Grant's quarterly magazine, reports on research, extension, education and other Chesapeake Bay issues and activities of interest to the marine community. It is produced and funded by this program, which receives support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Managing Editor, Sandy Rodgers; Contributing Editors, Jack Greer and Michael Fincham. more . . . about Et Cetera