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American Shad Indicator Action Team

Scope and Purpose

The American Shad Indicator Action Team is a joint effort between the Chesapeake Bay Program's Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team (GIT), CBP's Scientific, Technical Assessment and Reporting (STAR) team, and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s American Shad Technical Committee to work with Fisheries GIT staff and their Executive Committee to develop a new American shad indicator for the Chesapeake Bay Program.


  • Jim Cummins (Co-Chair), Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB)
  • Eric Brittle (Co-Chair), Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
  • Nita Sylvester (Coordinator), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Adam Davis (Staff), Chesapeake Research Consortium

  • Carin Bisland, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Nancy Butowski, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • Karen Capossela, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • Ellen Cosby, Potomac River Fisheries Commission
  • Bill Dennison, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)
  • Mike Hendricks, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
  • Eric Hilton, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
  • Mike Isel, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
  • Lisa Moss, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
  • Michael Odom, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
  • Amanda Pruzinsky, Chesapeake Research Consortium
  • Geoffrey Smith, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
  • Albert Spells, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
  • Kate Taylor, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
  • Jim Thompson, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • Bruce Vogt, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
  • Brian Watkins, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
  • Alan Weaver, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
  • Howard Weinberg, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)
  • Beth Zinecker, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) University of Maryland

Upcoming Events

Past Meetings & Events

  • March 6, 2013 - American Shad Indicator Action Team March 2013
  • January 14, 2013 - American Shad Indicator Action Team Jan 2013
  • November 19, 2012 - American Shad Indicator Action Team (11/19/12)
  • October 9, 2012 - American Shad Indicator Action Team (100912)
  • August 29, 2012 - American Shad Indicator Action Team (082912)


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