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In 2003, the CBP adopted the Strategy to Accelerate the Protection and Restoration of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay including a commitment to plant 1,000 acres by 2008. In the first five years of this effort, the program partners have planted 139 acres or 14% of their initial goal. In 2007, 6 acres were planted with funding from the US Army Corps of Engineers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Both funding for SAV planting, and capacity for doing it, will need to be increased dramatically to meet the goal on time.

The 2003 Chesapeake Bay Program Segmentation Scheme is a revision of the 2000 version that incorporates four changes: the addition of a new segment (ANATF) that separates the Anacostia River from the rest of the Potomac Tidal Fresh (POTTF) segment, the merger of two Elizabeth River segments (ELIMH and ELIPH into ELIPH) and the small segment boundary location changes between Mattaponi River segments MPNTF and MPNOH and between Choptank River segments CHOTF and CHOOH. Further information about the 2003 Chesapeake Bay Program Segmentation Scheme can be found at http://www.chesapeakebay.net/segmentscheme.htm