The Maryland Sea Grant offices and Bookstore are closed Saturday March 15th through Wednesday March 19th in observance of Spring Break.
Students will investigate the environmental benefits of the Maryland Blue crab by performing Internet research. Students will then create an informational brochure or commercial to notify the public about the ecological role of the crab, the population decline since the 1990's, reasons for that decline including Hematodinium, and management techniques to control Hematodinium and other environmental pressures.
Students will be able to investigate the ecological role of the blue crab and synthesize the harmful effects of Hematodinium on its population in order to create in informational brochure or commercial to increase public awareness.