Klamath Dam Removal Imminent
On Tuesday November 17th, 2020 an agreement was announced that would pave the way for the largest dam removal in U.S. history. Although dams provide a critical role in water supply and hydro-power, they...
Author: Amanda Cousart
American Shad are Running out of Luck
Every spring growing up in Pennsylvania, my grandmother-any many other people of Pennsylvania Dutch descent-would make us Shad and Dandelion. If you haven’t had this delicacy (served over boiled potatoes with generous amounts of...
Fish Friendly Farming: Where Vineyards and Fish Habitats Intersect
What do fish and wine have in common? Actually, a lot more than the perfect pairing at your favorite restaurant. North of San Francisco is the iconic Napa Valley Wine Region. Napa County’s land...
A Major Breakthrough for Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are habitats that are equally important to fish and people. Reefs support more fish species per unit area than any other marine environment. There are more than 4,000 known species of reef...
Man-made fish habitat? Learn more about artificial reefs!
Many times we focus on the negative impacts that anthropogenic forces have on the marine environment. And rightfully so: ocean habitats are changing faster than ever. But despite the uncertain effects from unknowns like...
Carbon Storage in Coastal Massachusetts Eelgrass beds
Have you wondered where all of the carbon emitted into the atmosphere is stored? One of the unsung heroes in the carbon storage story might just be eelgrass, a unique piece of estuarine vegetation...
Causes of Seagrass Damage in the Lower Chesapeake Bay
A study recently published by Robert Orth, Jonathan Lefcheck, and David Wilcox of the college of William and Mary, examined the impacts of boat propellers and fishing gear on seagrass in the lower Chesapeake...
Where are Striped Bass when they aren’t Migrating?
Striped bass (Morone saxatillis) are an important part of commercial and recreational fisheries on western Atlantic Coastline. They are anadromous species (breeding in brackish water and living in salt water) and move south in...
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacted Deep-Sea Ecosystems
Seven years after the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill discharged an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, research continues on the long-term ramifications. This spill was unique in that...
The Atlantic Ocean’s First Marine Monument
On September 15th, 2016, President Obama proclaimed the creation of the first marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean: Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Located approximately 130 miles southeast of Cape Cod,...
