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Maryland Sea Grant Colleges Publishes Comprehensive Crab Book
ANNAPOLIS, MD — The University of Maryland Sea Grant College recently published The Blue Crab, the most comprehensive reference text ever published on any crab species in the world. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was a prime sponsor of the book.
Victor S. Kennedy of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences Horn Point Laboratory served as the lead editor for the work– and its 750-page companion, The Eastern Oyster.“The book distills decades of research by many dedicated scientists on this ecologically and economically important species,” says Kennedy. “Our intent was to bring together information useful for managers, decision makers, and other researchers.”
Lead by native Marylander Gene Cronin, the initial charge to garner support for the book -- both financial and intellectual – began nearly a decade ago. A zoologist by education, Cronin was a life-long student of the Chesapeake Bay and other estuaries. He spent most of his professional career working on behalf of the Bay and its living creatures. When he passed in 1998 at age 81, Kennedy continued to carry the banner.
“I remember Gene’s enthusiasm when he came to us with this project back in 1998,” said DNR Secretary John R. Griffin. “Kennedy has done a remarkable job in carrying on Gene’s legacy. This is truly a stunning achievement.”
Cronin's widow, Alice called the book “the culmination of a life's work.”
Read more at http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/cq/V05N4/side5/index.php or http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/CQ/V05N4/side4/.
November 14, 2007 Contact: Olivia Campbell
410-260-8016 office I 410-507-7525 cell
ocampbell@dnr.state.md.usMaryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 449,000 acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 12 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov