New Local Events! Click on "Events" (left hand column) for more information!
Welcome to the
Marine & Coastal Management Concentration
in the Environmental Science & Policy Program
at the University of Maryland!
This is a student-run website for students in the Marine & Coastal Management Concentration to exchange ideas about coursework, internships, jobs and anything marine related. For those of you possibly interested in this concentration, please visit the Contact page and drop us a line, we'd love to hear from you!
Click here to link to UMD's Environmental Science & Policy page.
NEW!!!!!!!!
SGA Environmental Affairs Liaison...
Interested in helping to oversee campus sustainability efforts that ultimately impact our oceans and estuaries? This is a VITAL position. Applications are due on Sunday, August 29 (only TWO days before classes start). Check out the Internships/Jobs page for more information.
WATCH AN EVENT FROM YOUR COMPUTER!
Everyone likes seeing things get demolished, don't they? Going on that premise, go to the Event page, where there is a link to the NOAA Restoration Center "Dam Cam" -- a camera that is taking a time lapse series of photos of the Merrimack Village Dam removal in New Hampshire. The object of the dam removal is to improve fish passage for "anadromous" fish -- fish that are born in the river but spend their lives in the ocean, and then swim back upstream later to spawn. Dams often physically block the ability of fish to return upstream, and therefore their ability to spawn, depleting fish populations and impacting local economies and ecosystems. OK, enough info... go see the demolition!!!
WANNA LEARN TO
SCUBA DIVE?
The Underwater Terps is a student organization offering scuba diving certification lessons to UMD students! Click here for more information.
"The great thing about the Marine and Coastal Management concentration is that you get to try a little bit of everything -- science, policy, economics, technical skills -- it's perfect whether you know exactly what you want to do or whether you're undecided on which direction you want to take in the environmental or marine fields." ~Student Quote
The ICRI International Year of the Reef 2008 is a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the value and importance of coral reefs and threats to their sustainability, and to motivate people to take action to protect them. All individuals, corporations, schools, governments, and organizations are welcome and actively encouraged to participate in IYOR 2008. Click here for more information.