Chesapeake Bay blue crab survey shows mixed results
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The annual survey of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay showed a mixed bag, with the population of mature female crabs up while juvenile crab numbers declined to the lowest level since the survey began in 1990.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced the results of the 2021 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, a cooperative effort with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, which annually estimates the number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay.
The survey results showed that the number of spawning age mature female crabs increased from 141 million in 2020 to 158 million in 2021. This year’s survey estimate is above the long-term average of 126 million spawning age female crabs, DNR said in a release.
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 20 The Northern Mindanao Regional Project Monitoring Committee (RPMC)-10 represented by the regional offices of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-10, Department of Budget and Management (dbm)-10, and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-10 together with the implementing agencies inspected high impact projects in Cagayan de Oro City and the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon.
During its 2nd Quarter 2021 field monitoring visits from May 10-12, the team visited seven bypass and diversion roads, namely, the Malaybalay-Gingoog Road, Misamis Oriental-Bukidnon-Agusan del Norte Road, Claveria - Balingoan Bypass Road, Roads Leveraging Linkages of Industry and Trade (ROLL-IT) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental connecting to the 3,000 hectare PHIVIDEC Industrial Estates, Puerto-Claveria By-Pass Road, PHIVIDEC-Alae Road, and the Agora Road leading to the Cagayan de Oro Port.
Rear Adm. Ben Reynolds is a native of Jones, Oklahoma and a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He also holds master’s degrees in National Security and Strategy from the National War College; Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School; and International Affairs from George Washington University.
Reynolds commanded Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific and the Island Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Five (HSC-25) in Guam, deploying twice to Iraq while at HSC-25. Previous operational assignments include tactics officer in Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Six (HC-6), deploying in support of Balkans and African operations. He was tactics officer and maintenance officer in Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Six (HSC-26) where he deployed in support of Haiti relief operations, as well as part of NATO Standing Naval Forces.
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