Performance Report for Cooperative Agreement No: na06oar4810163 for the Period from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2012 University of Maryland Eastern Shore
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Non-peer reviewed: There were also non-peer reviewed publications and media coverage of LMRCSC research. A few are presented below. Janiak, C.* (2011) Open house showcases DSU Aquaculture Research and Demonstration Facility. Fish Farming News .18(1):6-7. Media coverage: Schott, E. Maryland Watermen's Gazette (August, 2011), What is Blue Crab Reovirus, and is it important? Written at the initiation of the editor, this article has generated inquiries and information from crab shedders. Baltimore Sun, January 24, 2011. “Scientists discover virus that is killing soft crabs” Bay Journal, March 2011. “Researchers discover viruses responsible for peeler crab deaths.” Fisheries Information Service. World News, Jan 26, 2011. “Research could lower mortalities in harvested soft shell crabs” Workshop Chair and Membership of National Advisory Committees, and Working Group for International Organizations Dr. David Die (RSMAS) chaired the ICCAT Sailfish data preparatory meeting, Madrid May 19-23, 2008. ICES Working Group on Biological Effects of Contaminants: Dr. A. K. Johnson (UMES). Served as a member of the ICES Working group on Biological Effects of contaminants, March 31 – April 3, 2008. IFREMER. Sete, France. Dr. P. Chigbu served as Technical Advisor to the Advisory Committee to the United States National Section, International Committee for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), February 2011 – 2012, and currently serves as a member, Council of Fellows, Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR), based at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 2010 to Present. LMRCSC DRS, Brad Stevens serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Crustacean Biology. Dr. Eric Schott serves as board member of Blue Water Baltimore, a 501c3 organization that works to revitalize Baltimore’s streams and harbor, and thence the Chesapeake Bay and is a member of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee. Dr. Schott also serves on the Maryland Oyster Advisory Commission, appointed by Governor O’Malley. This body advises the Maryland Department of Natural Resources on oyster management in the state. He also serves on the Maryland Sea Grant Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Blue Crab team. Grantsmanship: LMRCSC scientists and students were very successful in using NOAA EPP funding awarded to the center to leverage additional funds from NOAA and other agencies. A total of $16.63 million was awarded to the LMRCSC partner institutions from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2011 (Table 16, Appendix V) which directly or indirectly impacted Center research, educational and outreach activities. Of this amount, $5.71 million was funding from NOAA, whereas $10.93 million was obtained from other agencies. Notable among these awards are: 1. Project Title: Biology of Monkfish by Dr. Andrea K. Johnson (UMES) and Dr. Anne Richards (NOAA NEFSC), leveraged from NOAA Monkfish-Set Aside; Total Amount = $130,010 (2006-2008). Dr. Johnson’s salary is 100% supported by the LMRCSC. Results from the LMRCSC TAB funded research award to Drs. Johnson and Richards were used as preliminary data for the proposal application on which this NOAA monkfish-set aside award was based. 2. Project Title: Influence of climate on distribution and catch rates of monkfish, Lophius americanus by Dr. Andrea K. Johnson (UMES) and Dr. Anne Richards (NOAA NEFSC), leveraged from NOAA Monkfish-Set Aside; Total Amount = $156,567 (2008-2010). Data generated from the LMRCSC TAB funded research award to Drs. Johnson and Richards were also used as preliminary data for the application on which this NOAA monkfish-set aside award was based. 3. Project Title: Delaware Bay oyster restoration project and oyster stock assessment by Dr. Gulni Ozbay (DSU) leveraged from US Army Corps of Engineers; Total Amount = $111,635 (2007-2008). Dr. Gulni Ozbay received research funding from the LMRCSC. 4. Project Title: Farming cobia in fully contained, environmentally sustainable recirculating marine aquaculture: evaluation of concept, performance and economic feasibility by Yoni Zohar, Al Place, Kevin Sowers, H. Schreier, Yossi Tal (COMB), leveraged from NOAA-OAR Marine Aquaculture Program; Total Amount = $400,000 (2008-2010). Using preliminary results generated from TAB funding between Dr. Tal & Zohar (COMB) with Dr. Benetti (RSMAS), Dr. Zohar and others were successful in receiving this award. 5. Project Title: Coastal Ocean and Underwater Research to Advance Graduate Education (COURAGE). By Dr. Carla Curran and others, leveraged from USDOE; Total Amount = $3,000,000 (2009-2015); Data from LMRCSC TAB approved projects awarded to Dr. Curran were used as the background for the proposal that was submitted to USDOE. 6. Project Title: New GK12: Building Ocean Literacy in a Coastal Community Through Science by Dr. Carol Pride, (SSU) and Carla Curran (SSU), leveraged from NSF; Total Amount = $2,214,884 (2009-2014). Data from LMRCSC TAB approved projects awarded to Dr. Curran were used as the background for the proposal that was submitted to NSF. 7. Project Title: Research Experience for Undergraduates by Dr. Matt Gilligan (SSU) leveraged from NSF; Total Amount = $292,434 (2009-2012). The capacity built in the area of marine science due in part to the existence of LMRCSC at SSU made it possible for this REU site to be established at SSU. 8. Project Title: University of Maryland Eastern Shore REU in Marine and Estuarine Science, by Dr. Paulinus Chigbu (UMES) and Dr. Joseph Love (formerly at UMES), leveraged from NSF; Total Amount = $231,521 (2009-2012); $262,000 (2012-2015). The capacity built in the area of marine science due to the existence of LMRCSC at UMES made it possible for this REU site to be established at UMES. Chigbu’s salary is 75% paid from the LMRCSC funds. 8. Project Title: CREST Center for the Integrated Study of Coastal Ecosystem Processes and Dynamics, by Drs. Paulinus Chigbu, Joseph Okoh, Eric May, Andrea Johnson, Joseph Pitula, and Madhumi Mitra leveraged from NSF; Total Amount =~$5,000,000 (2010 – 2015). The capacity built in the area of marine and fisheries science due to the existence of LMRCSC at UMES made it possible for this NSF CREST Center to be established at UMES. Salary for P. Chigbu who serves as Principal Investigator of the grant is 75% paid from the LMRCSC funds; Andrea Johnson, who serves as Co-Principal Investigator of the grant is supported 100% by the LMRCSC. 9. Project Title: Professional Science Master’s degree in Quantitative Fisheries and Resource Economics, by Drs. Paulinus Chigbu, Joseph Okoh, Jennifer Keane-Dawes, Stephan Tubene (UMES), and Dr. Kristy Wallmo (NOAA), leveraged from NSF; Total Amount = ~$700,000 (2010 – 2013). The capacity built in the area of marine and fisheries science due to the existence of LMRCSC at UMES, and collaboration established between LMRCSC scientists and NOAA made it possible for this new master’s degree program to be established at UMES. Among the stakeholders that provided the awards included the US Department of Agriculture through the Northeast Aquaculture Center and the Cooperative Research Extension and Education Service, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Education, US Department of Commerce through the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the Departments of Natural Resources in each LMRCSC institution’s home state. Funds provided by these agencies impacted LMRCSC research through support of its faculty and students and by development/enhancement of infrastructure. Table 16. Leveraged funding to LMRCSC institutions (Sept. 1, 2006 to Aug. 31, 2011)
Objective 2: Fully Integrate Research Programs with NOAA Fisheries to Ensure Long Term Funding and Programmatic Stability The National Benthic Analysis Laboratory was developed at SSU as a mechanism to partner with NOAA laboratories to provide taxonomic identification services from the LMRCSC. Students were trained in identification from 2004 when Dr. Tom Noji and Joe Vitaliano provided samples from the Sandy Hook lab for analysis. While finding a technician and students who could reliably generate quality data was difficult, SSU was able to submit quality checked data to Joe Vitaliano in December 2008. Identification quality control increased significantly with the hiring of Ms. Nadia Meyers, who came to SSU from the Southeast Regional Taxonomic Center located in the Marine Resources Research Institute of South Carolina Department of Natural Resources in Charleston, South Carolina. Two well-trained students identified samples from Galveston Bay provided by Drs. Tom Minello (Galveston) and Lawrence Rozas (Lafayette). All samples from Sandy Hook, Galveston, and Savannah were completed. LMRCSC projects funded through the TAB review process included NOAA scientists as collaborators. Some of the collaborative projects resulted in additional funding from external sources.
Total direct student support for the five year period (2006-2011) was ~$4.03 million (Table 17) which was about 34% of the amount awarded to the LMRCSC by NOAA during that period. Sixty (60) to 96 undergraduate and graduate students were supported through fellowships, scholarships, stipends and travel awards each year. The names of students who received support are shown in Appendix VI. Table 17. Number of students who received support from the LMRCSC from Sept. 1, 2006 to Aug. 31, 2012
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