CERF Board Addresses Ethanol, Carbon Sequestration
In a November teleconference, the CERF board unanimously passed two resolutions, one addressing ethanol biofuel and the other carbon sequestration. (read resolutions)

• Field Measurements of Oyster Filtration: Convenient, Accurate, and Useful for Restoration Projects
• Introduced Pepper Plant May Invade by Sea
• Boston Harbor: Cleanup Brings Back the Benthos
• Hurricane Impact Depends on Geography and Bathymetry
• The Upper vs. Lower Patuxent River Estuary: Differences in Long-term Water Quality Trends

New Education Section Launches
The CERF Education Committee is pleased to launch a new education section for the CERF website, with information on career, educational and networking opportunities for students and professionals. (read more)

• Tidal Restrictions Impact Algae to Mammals in Elkhorn Slough
• Before and After Chesapeake Nutrient Reductions: New Patuxent Budget Provides Insights
• Urbanization, Nutrients, and Macroalgae: Links in Waquoit Bay
• Groundwater Contributes Little Nutrient Load to Neuse, But Could be Locally Important

• Coastal Ecosystems Need Better Public Relations, Says Study
• If One Sediment Quality Assay is Good, Are Three Better?
• “Thin Layers” Offer One Solution to the Cryptic Bloom Mystery
• New Guidance for Expanding the Intersection of Management, Science, and Invasive Species
• Florida Bay Nutrients Not to Blame for Florida Keys Reef Losses
• Interactions of Birds, Crabs, and People in an Argentina Estuary

CERF Angels and Sustaining Members
CERF would like to thank those who contributed extra when the renewed their memberships for 2008. (read more)

Archived News Items

• CERF 2009 Announcement
• Call for Proposals (closed)

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