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Webinar: What’s in the Water? Exploring Ecosystems Through Environmental DNA

Webinar: What’s in the Water? Exploring Ecosystems Through Environmental DNA

MARACOOS and our partners from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory discuss how eDNA is being applied in...

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MARACOOS Board Member Receives 2025 Caraid Award

MARACOOS Board Member Receives 2025 Caraid Award

MARACOOS board member, Captain Ray Toll, is the 2025 recipient of the Caraid Award, awarded yearly by the IOOS Association. Ray is receiving this award in recognition...

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Chesapeake Bay Anglers Use CBEFS Forecats to Avoid “Bad Water” and plan Smarter Trips

Chesapeake Bay Anglers Use CBEFS Forecats to Avoid “Bad Water” and plan Smarter Trips

Photo credit: Alex Perez Chesapeake Bay anglers use CBEFS forecasts to track low-oxygen zones, harmful algal blooms, and other conditions for safer, more productive fishing....

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Sharks Equipped with Sensors Provide New Clues for Hurricane Forecasting

Sharks Equipped with Sensors Provide New Clues for Hurricane Forecasting

New research explores how sharks can help collect vital ocean data to improve hurricane intensity forecasts. In the Mid-Atlantic, researchers at the University of Delaware’s...

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