{"id":6622,"date":"2026-04-14T10:38:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/?page_id=6622"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:38:29","slug":"impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since its formation, more than 50 LMRCSC graduates have gone on to work for NOAA or NOAA contractors, and many others have taken roles in alignment with the NOAA Mission. These graduates enter the agency having already developed NOAA-specific skills, connections, and an awareness of processes and procedures that would have accounted for months or years of federal dollars spent on training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without sustained investment, NOAA risks a reduction in qualified and trained fisheries scientists ready to address the challenges faced by domestic and global fisheries. This shortage could affect our food supply and many American coastal economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our research, from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/nerto-participants\/\">internship projects<\/a>&nbsp;completed in partnership with NOAA labs to our graduates\u2019&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/theses-dissertations\/\">theses and dissertations<\/a>&nbsp;have contributed new and much-needed scientific information to the benefit of our local and national economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impact Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shedding light on seafood borne bacteria\" width=\"1330\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/61ju9VzFQm8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shedding light on seafood borne bacteria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A water bacterium called <em>Shewanella <\/em>can infect fish, shellfish, and humans. The more destructive strains can be resistant to antibiotics, making infections difficult to treat. Never heard of it? That\u2019s because <em>Shewanella <\/em>isn\u2019t officially tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, so many infections fly under the radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tahirah Johnson is a recent Ph.D. graduate and NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperate Science Center (LMRCSC) fellow at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Under the mentorship of Dr. Salina Parveen, Johnson centered her graduate research around <em>Shewanella<\/em>, examining its prevalence, its antibiotic resistance, and how to control its spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnderstanding the abundance of a flesh-eating bacteria is very important,\u201d Johnson said. Notably, some of her research showed 16% of oyster isolates and 19% of seawater isolates were resistant to one or more antibiotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnson\u2019s work, funded by the NOAA LMRCSC, put a loudspeaker on the need for continued surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in marine ecosystems and the development of mitigation strategies to address antibiotic-resistant <em>Shewanella <\/em>species.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Protecting commercial seafood availability\" width=\"1330\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lm8d9I7kQCY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Protecting commercial seafood availability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kayland Huckaby is a fourth year Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and a NOAA LMRCSC fellow. She studies the diets of four different fish species: Atlantic croaker, Pinfish, rough scad, and inshore lizardfish. To do this, Huckaby hops on a research vessel and collects samples throughout the Gulf, from off the coast of Texas to Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, Huckaby looks at what these fish eat, and the effect environmental change has on their diets. Rising water temperatures, lower oxygen levels, and oil spills will change the food that\u2019s available. If the fish\u2019s diet changes or if the fish moves out of the affected area, it can change the entire region\u2019s food web. Worst case scenario: The fish will die off, leading to changes in abundance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huckaby&#8217;s findings will help scientists better understand how to respond to changes in the Gulf in order to protect the seafood humans count on eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her data is fed into scientific models that help determine catch limits and opening and closing dates for fishing season. Accurate and up-to-date data allow scientists and policymakers to work with commercial fishers to balance the economic needs of the fishing industry with protecting the fish populations so those industries can continue to thrive well into the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100.png 100w, https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/101\/2022\/10\/LMRCSC-Logo100-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>NOAA Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center<br>University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Lead Institution)<br>(410) 651-7870<br>Award numbers: FY 2021 Award #NA21SEC4810005<br>Funding Agency:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/office-education\/epp-msi\">NOAA Educational Partnership Program (EPP\/MSI)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since its formation, more than 50 LMRCSC graduates have gone on to work for NOAA or NOAA contractors, and many others have taken roles in alignment with the NOAA Mission. These graduates enter the agency having already developed NOAA-specific skills, connections, and an awareness of processes and procedures that would have accounted for months or&#8230;<span class=\"cpschool-read-more-link-holder\"><a class=\"btn btn-basic cpschool-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/impact\/\">Read more <span class=\"sr-only\">Our Impact<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1739,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-6622","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1739"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6622\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/lmrcsc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=6622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}