Mapping the Bay to Plan for Shellfish Aquaculture
Who would suspect that in a bay with as much shallow water as the Chesapeake there would be competition for space in its shallow water habitat?
Who would suspect that in a bay with as much shallow water as the Chesapeake there would be competition for space in its shallow water habitat?
DNA analysis revealed evidence there could be an undocumented cownose ray species in the Gulf of Mexico that genetically resembles the Brazilian cownose ray.
A research tool more often linked to forensic science is helping to crack the case of a marine mystery: how many populations of cownose rays are out there?
Motivated by flooding from recent hurricanes, leaders at state and local levels have begun to take a serious look at planning for rising sea levels.