Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team (GIT 1) Publications
2019 Maryland Oyster Monitoring Report
This report describes the results of monitoring done in 2019 and early 2020 on oyster reefs that were restored in 2013 and 2016. Reefs discussed in this report are located in Harris Creek, the Little Choptank River, and the Tred Avon River, Maryland.
2018-2020 Fisheries GIT Executive Committee Decisions
List of decisions and actions taken by the Sustainable Fisheries Goal Team's Executive Committee. This newest iteration includes approved adaptation of new Blue Crab Biological Reference Points.
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 detailsA Shell Budget for the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Resource
Final report for a GIT-funded study examining the shell budget for oyster restoration in Chesapeake Bay.
View details2020 Invasive Catfish Management Strategy
This management strategy outlines approaches for achieving the invasive catfish outcome and will inform fishery management plans for invasive catfishes throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
View details2020 Oyster Gear Efficiency Study Final Report
Final report for a GIT-funded study evaluating hydraulic patent tong efficiency to estimate oyster density on restored oyster reefs conducted by the Oyster Recovery Partnership and the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory.
View detailsCBSAC 2020 Blue Crab Advisory Report
Annual report published by the Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee on the status of the blue crab population in the Chesapeake Bay and management advice for Bay jurisdictions.
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.
View detailsUpdated 2014 Invasive Catfish Task Force Report
The purpose of this report is to offer recommendations to address the expansion of invasive catfish populations and their impacts on living resources in the Chesapeake Bay. The report provides decision-makers an overview of the invasion and recommendations necessary to develop coordinated management strategies for the blue and flathead catfish invasion within the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
View detailsInvasive Catfish in the Chesapeake Bay
An Invasive Catfish Symposium was held on November 6-7, 2017, at the VCU Rice Rivers Center. The purpose of the meeting was to bring together fishery managers, scientists, and interested stakeholders to discuss the latest science on invasive catfish and progress made on previous recommendations from the Invasive Catfishes Task Force.
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