Fish Habitat Action Team Publications
Pilot Framework for Fish Habitat Assessments Across Tidal and Non-Tidal Waters in the Patuxent River Basin
This framework was created through a collaboration between USGS and NOAA to support the CBP’s Sustainable Fisheries GIT. The framework explores and develops methods for a pilot assessment that will inform managers about the condition of fish habitats in both the estuarine and inland portions of Chesapeake Bay rivers.
View detailsRecommendations for Conducting Fish Habitat Assessments in Tidal Waters of the Chesapeake Bay
Subject matter experts were consulted through two virtual meetings in October 2020 to provide feedback on the (tidal fish habitat assessment) pilot framework structure: the types of data to apply to the framework, methods to integrate various datasets into the framework, and the types of analysis feasible to conduct using the framework. A robust set of read-ahead materials was developed and delivered to participants prior to the meetings. During the workshops, a large amount of feedback was offered and catalogued.
View detailsChesapeake Bay Watershed Fish Observation Map
This map summarizes data compiled within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Inland Fisheries Database which comprises fish sampling data collected by federal and state agencies, river basin commissions, universities and other organizations across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The information constituted therein describe whether species were observed in at least one sample within each HUC 12 (Hydrologic Unit Code) of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Link to USGS site containing "Fish Species Observations from Inland Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fish Samples"
View detailsChesapeake Bay Fish Habitat Summary of Stakeholder Feedback/Needs
This report contains targeted interviews focused on stakeholders whose management or project jurisdictions were in three habitat types: non-tidal, tidal fresh, and tidal estuarine waters of the Chesapeake Bay. These stakeholders included fishery/resource managers, land-use planners, and environmental consultants/reviewers.
View detailsThreshold effects of altered shorelines on forage
Inventory & Evaluation of Environmental and Biological Response Data for Fish Habitat Assessment
Final report for a GIT-funded study compiling and evaluating available data for a Chesapeake Bay regional fish habitat assessment.
View detailsFactors Influencing the Headwaters, Nontidal, Tidal, and Mainstem Fish Habitat Function
Final report from the STAC workshop held April 25-26, 2018 in Richmond, VA. The workshop’s objective was to identify the necessary information and analytical approaches needed to assess the condition and vulnerability of fish habitat in the Watershed.
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