Publications

Review and assessment of implementation status and effectiveness of seven Chesapeake Bay Program Fishery Management Plans (FMPs).

Addendum to the Fall Line Toxics 1992 Final Report

A 120-member Watershed Action Team worked on four taskforces to develop a restoration plan: Habitat and Living Resources; Sediment Quality; Water Quality, and Toxics Reduction. The Team recommends 18 restoration implementation actions, outlined in this report.

This study's goal is to assess the comparability of water quality results from the 10 analytical laboratories that participate in the Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Program. This goal is being achieved by identifying any parameters that have low inter-organization agreement and estimating measurement system variability.

Executive Summary for the Elizabeth River Watershed Action Plan. This Watershed Action Plan completes a crucial planning phase for the Elizabeth River Project in carrying out its mission of a cleaner Elizabeth River, but by no means represents the end of the road.

This report summarizes the water quality data collected by the Conestoga River volunteer monitors with particular emphasis on the concentration of nitrate.

The study suggests a weighted approach, which incorporates the fact that a detection limit is a measure of precision of the data.

Assessment of distribution and abundance of SAV in Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries and Chincoteague Bay in 1993. Black-and-white aerial photography at a scale of 1:24,000 was the principal source of information.

The workshops addressed major categories of toxicological research, including suborganismal toxicity testing, whole organism toxicity, contaminant fate and transport, and ecological risk assessment.

This report discusses the improvement of public access to the waters of the Bay, one of the major initiatives of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1987. Increased public awareness through expanded Bay access opportunities is considered essential in gaining public support and commitment for the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay.