Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee Publications
Blue Crab Management Outcome: Evaluation of Allocation-based Management Framework
The Blue Crab Management Outcome under the 2014 Chesapeake Watershed Agreement states that in addition to managing for a stable and productive crab fishery, the partnership will evaluate an allocation-based management framework by 2018. An allocation-based management framework would designate a numerical total allowable catch of blue crabs for the Chesapeake Bay and allocate a percentage of the total allowable catch to each of the three fishery management agencies, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) and the Potomac River Fishery Commission (PRFC). This document describes the progress made towards the Blue Crab Management Outcome evaluation of an allocation-based management framework as of September 2017.
View detailsCBSAC 2017 Chesapeake Bay 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 Chesapeake Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.
View details2017 Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey Results--CBSAC Preliminary Statement
Preliminary statement from the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee summarizing the 2017 blue crab winter dredge survey results, stock status, and short term considerations for management.
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 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 details2013 Blue Crab Advisory Report Figures
Published on June 25, 2013Annual 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 details2013 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Published on June 25, 2013Annual 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 details2012 Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Advisory Report
Published on July 20, 2012Annual 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.
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