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Maryland Sea Grant Extension Fisheries Extension Enhancement: Training and Education in support of Effective Controls for Scombroid (Histamine) Poisoning
Principal Investigator:
Douglas LiptonStart/End Year:
2002 - 2006Institution:
Maryland Sea Grant CollegeCo-Principal Investigator:
Thomas E. Rippen, University of Maryland Eastern ShoreTopic(s):
Description:
1.) To reduce illness in the U.S. caused by scombroid poisoning. 2.) To reduce losses of histamine-forming food fish from the marketplace caused by onboard mishandling, and to minimize the associated economic, regulatory and social consequences of those losses. 3.) Establish a nationally coordinated educational network from academia, agencies, and commercial fishing/charter organizations to improve communication among these groups.
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Featured Fellow
Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
Featured Research Project
Developing a habitat model for mysids, an important link in Chesapeake Bay food webs
Mysids are important mesozooplankton prey for many species of fish in Chesapeake Bay and are an important link in transferring energy from lower to upper trophic levels. Mysids also serve as biological vectors for benthic-pelagic coupling due to their diel vertical migration and omnivorous prey-switching behavior, which makes mysids important regulators of food web architecture. Despite their central role in coastal food webs, surprisingly little is known about mysid ecology and dynamics in Chesapeake Bay.
