CBL Outreach

UMCES @Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is hosting its Open House this Saturday, October 7th, from 11am - 4 pm. Come join us for some family fun and learn more about the environment and science on Solomons!

Drop by the @UMCES Chesapeake Biological Lab campus to see our new sign about the decline of bay grasses around #SolomonsIsland! #ChesBay #ChesapeakeBay #BayGrasses #Environment

“[Blue crabs] probably shaved 3 weeks at either end,” said @TomAtCBL, who heads @UMCES’s #Chesapeake Biological Lab. “So their winter has gone from 5 months, down conservatively to 4 months, possibly to as little as 3.5 months.” conta.cc/3GZVvA5 @ChesBayJournal #Climate

Nearly a century ago, when pioneering crab biologist Reginald Truitt was working with the Bay’s blue crabs, the crustaceans spent nearly five months burrowed into mud as they hibernated during cold months... Times, & temps, have changed conta.cc/3GZVvA5 @ChesBayJournal

Want to work with us this summer? Half of the undergraduate students admitted to the @MDSeaGrant's Research Experience for Undergraduates program are matched with CBL faculty advisors! Apply through MDSG by Feb. 15th: bit.ly/3RCphzS #REU #Internship #Research

#Dolphins will adjust their calls in the face of underwater noise pollution, with Helen Bailey, research professor at @UMCES, describing it to the BBC as “similar to when we shout louder when we are talking in a noisy bar.” conta.cc/3jj6617 #Environment #Ocean

Drs. Jackie Grebmeier and Lee Cooper traveled to the North Pole this past fall on an #Arctic science research cruise. Read about their travels in this @SpinSheet article: conta.cc/3IBx4LL @ArcticCBL #ArcticScience

🍬🌊🥤How does #microplastic accumulate in the global ocean? 🌊👶🧓Why do we have to rethink the age of the deep #ocean? Dr. Micheael Gonsior explores all this and more during his interview with @finding_genius! #Chemistry #Environment

...the effects of #NoisePollution could reverberate all across the animal kingdom, says Benjamin Colbert, a researcher at @UMCES CBL 🐬 🔊 👨‍🔬 Learn more from Benjamin's interview in this @NatGeo article: conta.cc/3hE5OkJ #Environment #Dolphins #Whales #OceanNoise

“Clearly there are some species—#dolphins, tooth #whales, killer whales— that use [sound] for hunting prey, & quieter oceans are important for them” says Colbert of @UMCES CBL. “But there are so many animals that haven’t been studied at all.” 🐬 🔊 👨‍🔬 conta.cc/3hE5OkJ

In 2022, the #Arctics sea ice extent was well below the long-term average. Most regions continued to show increased ocean plankton blooms, or ocean primary productivity. Drs. Lee Cooper & Jackie Grebmeier contributed to this section of #ArcticReportCard conta.cc/3V0pcpA

As sea ice is diminishing, #Arctic maritime ship traffic is increasing ⬇️🌊❄️🟰⬆️🚢 Understanding this change in relation to coastal community welfare, the dynamics of natural systems & socioeconomic development will be critical to informing decisions

“There's too much mortality in the #ChesBay on males & subadult females owing to the interaction of warming, hook & release mortality, & disease. Summer has never been a hospitable time 4 these individuals, but it’s gotten considerably worse” ~ @SecorLab conta.cc/3VSWjwy

“There are some things that [#StripedBass] don’t have going for them, that they did when they recovered so many years ago,” says @SecorLab of new challenges facing rockfish in the #Chesapeake. Read his thoughts on #InvasiveSpecies, #ClimateChange & more conta.cc/3P734bC

Dr. Lee Cooper & Dr. Jackie Grebmeier, of @UMCES CBL, are co-authors of part of the #ArcticReportCard: Arctic Ocean Primary Productivity: The Response of Marine Algae to Climate Warming & Sea Ice Decline conta.cc/3V0pcpA @ArcticCBL #ClimateChange #Arctic #SeaIce

2009-2018 satellite records show ⬆️ ship traffic in the Arctic as sea ice ⬇️. The most significant increases in maritime traffic are occurring from the Pacific Ocean through the Bering Strait & Beaufort Sea 🚢 conta.cc/3Ym6xY5 ~ w contributions from Dr. Jackie Grebme

What does the North Pole really look like? ❄️🔬🚢👩‍🔬🎅 5 scientists from @UMCES CBL found out this past fall when they traveled from #Maryland to the #NorthPole to study #Arctic #oceanography aboard the @USCGPACAREA Cutter Healy: conta.cc/3ulLRSq #Science ❤️ #San

Human-caused #ClimateChange is having an ever-increasing effect on the Arctic. From the ocean to the air, warming trends are increasing. Learn more in the 2022 #ArcticReportCard, w contributions from @UMCES CBL scientists Jackie Grebmeier & Lee Cooper conta.cc/3UXmLnA

What does the North Pole really look like? ❄️🔬🚢👩‍🔬🎅 5 scientists from @UMCES CBL found out this past fall, when they traveled from #Maryland to the #NorthPole while studying #Arctic #oceanography aboard the @USCGPACAREA Cutter Healy: conta.cc/3ulLRSq #Santa

Scientists Lee Cooper & Jackie Grebmeier have been visiting the #Arctic on research expeditions for more than 30 years, but they have never visited the North Pole. Until now... 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬❤️❄️🌊🚢🔬 conta.cc/3iAuLxl