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AquaDePTH: Merging Aquatic Disease Surveillance Data into One Useful Tool

AquaDePTH: Merging Aquatic Disease Surveillance Data into One Useful Tool

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is developing the Aquatic Disease and Pathogen Repository (AquaDePTH)  to track, evaluate, and ultimately predict...

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EESC in the News: PFAS Found in Cape Cod Bass May Help Inform Public Health Decisions

EESC in the News: PFAS Found in Cape Cod Bass May Help Inform Public Health Decisions

By Sam Norton

FishSens Magazine October 20, 2025

Why are PFAS Found in Aquatic Environments Near Cape Cod?

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EESC in the News: Massive new study says ospreys are thriving in some parts of the Chesapeake Bay – but not enough

EESC in the News: Massive new study says ospreys are thriving in some parts of the Chesapeake Bay – but not enough

By Katherine Hafner

WHRO Public Media, October 2, 2025

Researchers at William & Mary’s Center for Conservation Biology have spent years trying to...

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Massive new study says ospreys are thriving in some parts of the Chesapeake Bay – but not enough

Massive new study says ospreys are thriving in some parts of the Chesapeake Bay – but not enough

WHRO — by Katherine Hafner — October 2, 2025

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Fish fry: Maryland uses electrofishing to glimpse blue catfish invasion

Fish fry: Maryland uses electrofishing to glimpse blue catfish invasion

Maryland Matters — by Christine Condon — September 27, 2025

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USGS Assesses New Elk Feeding Criteria to Address CWD and Habitat Impacts

USGS Assesses New Elk Feeding Criteria to Address CWD and Habitat Impacts

This report was developed to evaluate the performance of a set of proposed alternatives for Cervus elaphus canadensis (elk) and Bison bison (bison)...

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Fiscal Year 2025 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

Fiscal Year 2025 Highlights from EESC’s Disease Decision Analysis and Research Group

The Disease Decision Analysis and Research (DDAR) group is a multi-disciplinary team based out of the Eastern Ecological Science Center whose...

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EESC in the News: Scientists see trouble in the number of osprey chicks in the Chesapeake Bay

EESC in the News: Scientists see trouble in the number of osprey chicks in the Chesapeake Bay

By Pamela D'Angelo

September 4, 2025

WVTF - Virginia Public Radio

This summer, scientists concerned with a continuing decline of osprey chicks in the...

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EESC in the News: Back from the Brink: USGS "Sentinel Scientists" Perform Vital but Unseen Role in Bay Restoration

EESC in the News: Back from the Brink: USGS "Sentinel Scientists" Perform Vital but Unseen Role in Bay Restoration

By Lisa Caruso

August 25, 2025

Chesapeake Bay Foundation website

USGS's science is just as critical now, as the federal-state restoration partnership...

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EESC in the News: Nanticoke River Invasive Fishing Derby Mixes Fishing, Fun, and Science

EESC in the News: Nanticoke River Invasive Fishing Derby Mixes Fishing, Fun, and Science

By Sam Russo

WBOC News, July 19, 2025

The annual derby, organized by SU biological studies assistant professor Dr. Noah Bressman, encourages the removal...

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EESC in the News - Evaluating the Pathogenesis of Avian Influenza Virus in Priority Seaducks (Common Eider, Surf Scoter)

EESC in the News - Evaluating the Pathogenesis of Avian Influenza Virus in Priority Seaducks (Common Eider, Surf Scoter)

Sea Duck Joint Venture Website

August 11, 2025

The Sea Duck Joint Venture (SDJV), a conservation partnership under the North American Waterfowl...

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EESC in the News: Flow Photo Explorer: Studying Flows in the Penobscot River Basin

EESC in the News: Flow Photo Explorer: Studying Flows in the Penobscot River Basin

By Samantha Baxter, July 21, 2025

Environmental Monitor website

The flow dynamics of rivers and streams play an essential role in the chemical and...

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