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Study offers best picture yet of sinking land in the Chesapeake Bay region

Study offers best picture yet of sinking land in the Chesapeake Bay region

Bay Journal — by Jeremy Cox — February 3, 2026

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EESC in the News: Fish Passage

EESC in the News: Fish Passage

By Julie DeVito

CT River Conservancy website, January 6, 2026

Storybook sleuth on a slippery trail.

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Preserving a Legacy: The Chan Robbins Records Project

Preserving a Legacy: The Chan Robbins Records Project

The Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) successfully transferred Chandler “Chan” Robbins’ extensive archives from Patuxent Wildlife Research...

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EESC in the News: Coastal Ecology

EESC in the News: Coastal Ecology

By National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)

NOAA Website, Dec. 17, 2025

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EESC in the News: Wildlife of Poplar Island

EESC in the News: Wildlife of Poplar Island

By PBS.org

Outdoors Maryland, Dec. 2, 2025

Wildlife of Poplar Island

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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 in Fish

EESC in the News: PFAS in Fish

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: Opsrey in the Chesapeake Bay

EESC in the News: Opsrey in the Chesapeake Bay

By Katherine Hafner

WHRO Public Media, October 2, 2025

Saltier regions of the bay, such as Hampton Roads, are expected to see the biggest osprey...

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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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