CRC Conferences

The CRC often hosts or co-hosts regional conferences to encourage open exchange of information within the research community on specific topics and/or to inform potential users of regional science of recent results to promote information transfer for consideration in regional policy management decisions. The conferences have been large, 3-4 day events with accompanying proceedings or smaller, focused conferences. Through these events, CRC hopes to assemble the community’s most active contributors to ensure the rapid distribution of recent research results.

Endocrine Disruptors – What We Know & What We Don’t
CRC-MAWQ-COG sponsored Science Forum
Endocrine disruptors are hormone mimics and other compounds that are increasingly common in our waters. Derived from human health care products, confined animal operations, and as natural animal products, this suite of compounds may pose potential risks to living resources in our waterways and possibly human health. However, much remains undefined and unknown and the Chesapeake Research Consortium, Mid-Atlantic Water Program, the Council of Governments, and Hood College Biology Department have hosted two Science Fora to learn of recent research on this group of materials in the mid-Atlantic region. Several plenary speakers presented overviews of EDs in general, impacts on Human Health, and Mitigation Strategies interspersed with other presentations on concentrations observed in the region as well as regional impacts and control strategies. Presentations from the November 16, 2006 and March 13,2007 Fora are available at http://www.mawaterquality.org/themes/ed.htm and a factsheet on EDCs is available in the CRC Publications.

A Workshop on Fish Health in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Synthesis and Evaluation of Current Knowledge
CRC, NOAA’s Chesapeake Bay Office, the Keith Campbell Foundation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and CBF with regional scientists and managers held a workshop on January 23, 2007 entitled “Fish Health in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: Synthesis and Evaluation of Current Knowledge”. The workshop brought together experts in fish health, fisheries biology, ecology, water quality and toxicology. The first day was open to the public and provided an excellent opportunity to learn what is known about major fish health issues in the watershed; days 2 and 3 were set up for focused discussions and breakouts to determine common knowledge and identify gaps in understanding for the increasing problems of the region. Details can be found at www.cbf.org/fishworkshop and in the factsheet in the CRC Publications.

Hurricane Isabel in Perspective: Developing an understanding of how storm events effect the Chesapeake Bay region
Hurricane Isabel—a Category 2 hurricane—made landfall between Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras on North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Thursday, September 18, 2003. Throughout the next several days, Isabel’s destructive effects were felt throughout the heart of the Chesapeake Bay and the entire Mid-Atlantic region. As the first anniversary of the hurricane approached, this conference was organized to discuss the many factors that exacerbated Isabel's impact on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystems and its coastal communities. The conference was held November 15-17, 2004 in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. To view the Proceedings from this conference, please visit the Hurricane Isabel in Perspective: Proceedings of a Conference page.

"Estuarine interactions: Biological-physical feedbacks and adaptations in the Chesapeake Basin"
A two-day Chesapeake Bay Colloquium was held October 19-20, 2005 at the Estuarine Research Federation 2005 Biannual Meeting, Norfolk, VA. For Chesapeake Bay Colloquium high-lites, refer to the COL sessions in the Program (http://www.sgmeet.com/erf2005/program.htm).