Archived Research

Less recent research by Eastern Shore Lab scientists:

Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS)

Heterotrophic biofilm filter for recirculating water use in shellfish hatcheries.

Sea Duck Ecology

Scientists at the Eastern Shore Lab study the winter foraging ecology of two sea duck species:  Surf Scoters and Long-tailed Ducks.  This is one of the first research projects to examine both species simultaneously in Chesapeake Bay and in coastal bays along the Atlantic margin of the Delmarva Peninsula.

Stream Water Quality and Land Use

Expansion of poultry house operations and use of litter as a soil amendment has raised concerns for water quality impacts on both seaside and Bayside of the Eastern Shore of Virginia (ESVA). Scientists at the Eastern Shore Lab examined freshwater stream water quality on the ESVA to identify water quality impairments via storm water runoff.