The Current Status of DO The Current Status of DO in the Bayin the Bay

Dave JasinskiDave Jasinski

UMD/CBPOUMD/CBPO

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Stressed VolumeStressed Volume

Hypoxic VolumeHypoxic Volume

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DO Workshop: Oxygen DO Workshop: Oxygen Dynamics in Chesapeake Bay Dynamics in Chesapeake Bay Revisited - New Perspectives Revisited - New Perspectives on Trends, Impacts and on Trends, Impacts and IndicatorsIndicators

• ~60 participants~60 participants

• Day 1 – PresentationsDay 1 – Presentations

• Day 2 – Breakout GroupsDay 2 – Breakout Groups

Presenters – Day 1Presenters – Day 1

• Walt Boynton, Tom Cronin, Grace Walt Boynton, Tom Cronin, Grace Brush, Denise Breitburg, Richard Brush, Denise Breitburg, Richard Luettich, Hans Paerl, Scott Nixon, Luettich, Hans Paerl, Scott Nixon, Don Scavia, Dan Codiga, Jeff Don Scavia, Dan Codiga, Jeff Cornwell, Steve Preston, Robert Diaz, Cornwell, Steve Preston, Robert Diaz, Chris Deaucutis, Jim Hagy, Rich Chris Deaucutis, Jim Hagy, Rich Batiuk and Mike KempBatiuk and Mike Kemp

Breakout Groups – Day 2Breakout Groups – Day 2

• Improving indicators of Oxygen Improving indicators of Oxygen Status and ImpactsStatus and Impacts

• Advances in Monitoring, Observing Advances in Monitoring, Observing and Modeling Technologiesand Modeling Technologies

• Research needs for the next 3-5 Research needs for the next 3-5 yearsyears