By John Domen
November 30, 2020, 3:45 PM
Aquaculture is a growing industry in Maryland. Boosting the state’s oyster population can benefit watermen, who have more oysters to harvest, and the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay.
But it’s not easy. It’s actually quite muddy, and cleaning off that mud requires manual labor. It’s also not that …
*Also appeared in The Washington Post
By CHRISTINE CONDON
BALTIMORE SUN |
DEC 23, 2020 AT 11:49 AM
Two Maryland companies have teamed up to design a solar-powered barge that could bring oyster farming into deeper parts of the Chesapeake Bay, improving the estuary’s oyster output and perhaps easing conflicts with watermen and waterfront landowners.
The two companies — Maritime Applied Physics Corp. …
Oysters not only contribute to our food supply but also provide immense benefits to the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways through their ability to remove nitrogen and phosphorus in the water.”
— Mark Rice, principal of Solar Oysters, LLC
EASTON, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES, November 17, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — Solar Oysters has built an automated “floatovoltaic” oyster production system …
EcoLogix can help you navigate Maryland’s new Water Quality Trading Program (WQT). Our Principal, Robert M. Summers, Ph.D., is one of Maryland’s leading experts in the development and application of Maryland’s new credit trading program. As the former Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment, Dr. Summers directed the department in the early …
Our Principal, Dr. Mamie Parker, an inspirational speaker known for her engaging style, presented at the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration Dredged Material Management Program (DMMP) meeting. Learn about Mamie’s background and life experiences that have led her to helping our clients with stakeholder engagement with a focus on inclusiveness. Click below …
Photo by Charles Schelle, MDOT MPA
On October 26, 2019, our principals Dan Spack and Steve Pattison joined 70 volunteers to plant more than 70 trees along Broening Highway with Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration and Blue Water Baltimore. From left to right, MDOT MPA’s General Manager of Safety, Environment & Risk …
On October 4, 2019, EcoLogix Group, Inc. celebrated Rick Sheckells’ 15th anniversary with the firm! Rick came on board in 2004 as principal, and in 2009 became our managing principal. We are grateful for his leadership, his ability to find the best talent for our firm, and that he always ensures we have the …
EcoLogix Sees Citizen Input as Key Ingredient to Success
Photo by Donovan Eaton Photography
When big, vital and expensive projects fail, stall or bust their budgets, community or advocacy group opposition is often a primary cause of the project’s downfall. Sure, project sponsors will try to keep stakeholders informed through public meetings, social media and …
Our principal, Dr. Mamie Parker, is published in the American Fisheries Society’s magazine on one of the most important topics of our time – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ).
“Most of us can explain what we do in our profession and how we do it; however, we have not spent the appropriate amount of …
Rebekah Borgert has joined our team as an associate bringing her experience in the field, on the farm, and in the laboratory to Ecologix clients and projects.
Rebekah has experience working with academic, regulatory and industry partners to facilitate growth in the shellfish aquaculture industry through research projects and collaborative efforts. She has helped lead and …
