Publications

The Chesapeake Bay and tidal Tributary River Interpolator is a standalone application that interpolates water quality sample concentrations on the surface or throughout the 3D volume of the Bay and tidal tributaries.

The Chesapeake Information Management System (CIMS) is an organized, distributed library of information and software tools designed to increase basin-wide public access to Chesapeake Bay information

Designed to improve the ecology of Chesapeake Bay; the ecological value of the oyster resource; to restore, augment, and set aside hard substrate on the Bay bottom to enhance reef community development and improve aquatic habitat; and to increase the stock of oysters in Chesapeake Bay

A newsletter acknowledging the importance of nutrient trading in meeting reduction goals, the process the nutrient trading negotiation team underwent to reach consensus, and a listing of the recommended fundamental principles and elements of a trading program.

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This policy's intent is to guide the protection and restoration of all submerged aquatic vegetation within the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries

Stream corridor protection options for local decision makers

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Describes strategy devised by the Ecologically Valuable Species Workgroup, a group organized under the Living Resources Subcommittee of the Chesapeake Bay Program, that views the Bay as an holistic ecosystem

Outreach document outlining priorities for actions for land, growth and stewardship in the Chesapeake Bay region

This Policy's intent is to guide the protection and restoration of all submerged aquatic vegetation within the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries

Based on a three-phase program resulting in an integrated and comprehensive approach for targeting habitat restoration projects in the Bay watershed

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