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Water Safety
With coastlines on major bodies of water, recreation in Maryland often means time spent swimming, boating, fishing, and enjoying access to the natural resources of the Chesapeake and Maryland’s coastal waters. These activities offer significant pastimes for many citizens and shape Bay culture.
Of course, water-based recreation holds potential dangers. Working with our many partners, Maryland Sea Grant offers crucial information to help people enjoy the state’s waters in the safest ways possible.
Learn more about:
- Rip currents in the Atlantic Ocean and efforts to keep swimmers safe from these dangerous underwater hazards
- Boating safety for recreational boaters and fishermen
- Lightning dangers aboard ships and what steps to take during a storm
- Avoiding collisions with big ships that navigate the Bay’s shipping channels
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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.
