Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team (GIT 1) Publications
Forage indicators and consumption profiles for Chesapeake Bay fishes: Final Report
Published on February 1, 2016Final report from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science-Chesapeake Biological Lab team on their work to develop a suite of forage indicators and consumption profiles for species in the Chesapeake Bay. Project funded by the Chesapeake Bay Program/Chesapeake Bay Trust.
View detailsCBSAC 2016 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Published on June 30, 2016Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) on the status of the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.
View detailsCownose Rays in the Chesapeake Bay: What do we know?
Published on January 29, 2016Summary of the October 2015 Cownose Ray Workshop in Baltimore, MD.
View detailsSustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team March 2016 Newsletter
Published on March 31, 2016The Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team releases a biannual newsletter to their team members and interested parties biannually, in March and September, to keep their members informed of the Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team's efforts and achievements throughout the year. Topics often include blue crab, oysters, invasive catfish, forage, and fish habitat.
View detailsFisheries GIT June 2015 Science Summary
Fact sheet summarizing the science presented at the June 2015 Fisheries GIT meeting.
View detailsCBSAC 2015 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Published on June 30, 2015Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) on the status of the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.
View detailsCBSAC 2014 Blue Crab Advisory Report Figures
Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) on the status of the blue crab population in the Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.
View detailsCBSAC 2014 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) on the status of the blue crab population in the Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.
View detailsMeeting Summary - June 2014 full Fisheries GIT Meeting
Meeting summary of the June 2014 biannual meeting of the full Sustainable Fisheries GIT. The meeting took place at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point, VA and covered topics including striped bass health, forage fish, climate change, and blue crabs.
View detailsFish Habitat Outcome
Published in Agreement and OutcomeFish Habitat Outcome: Continually improve effectiveness of fish habitat conservation and restoration efforts by identifying and characterizing critical spawning, nursery and forage areas within the Bay and tributaries for important fish and shellfish, and use existing and new tools to integrate information and conduct assessments to inform restoration and conservation efforts.
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