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Delaware Bay mapping project presentation set Feb. 6 in Dover 10:59 a.m., Feb. 2, 2007--UD researchers will join state environmental managers in presenting an overview of the Delaware Bay Benthic Mapping Project at 10 a.m., Tues., Feb. 6, at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Richardson and Robbins Building, 89 Kings Highway, Dover. The mapping project, a partnership between DNREC's Coastal Programs and Division of Soil and Water Conservation and UD's geological sciences department, is designed to provide critical information on bay habitats and the organisms that live there, from oysters to sturgeon. DNREC's Shoreline and Waterway Management Section and the Division of Fish and Wildlife, as well as Delaware State University's Aquatic Science Department also have contributed to the project. Over the past three years, 245 square miles of bay bottom, approximately 35 percent of the total area, have been mapped through a combination of acoustic imaging, underwater video and scientific sampling. The presentation will outline work completed on the mapping of oyster and sturgeon habitats, identification of sand resources for beach replenishment, artificial reef monitoring and identification of bay areas with particularly high biodiversity and ecological importance. For more information, contact Bart Wilson, DNREC Delaware Coastal Programs, at (302) 739-9161. |
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