A Comprehensive List of Chesapeake Bay Basin Species 1997
- Published:
- February 1, 1997
- Originator:
- Chesapeake Bay Program
- EPA Number:
- EPA 903-R-97-004
A Comprehensive List of Chesapeake Bay Basin Species 1997 is an update of a 1992 document published by the Environmental Protection Aency Chesapeake Bay Program Office 9CBP/TRS 70/92). It provides a list of aquatic and aquatic-associate organisms found in recent decades in the Chesapeake Bay Basin. The list was originally extracted from moitoring data collected by federal and state agencies and private institutions. An extensive search identified other available aquatic Chesapeake species information. Newly identified species int he Maryland and Virginia Chesapeake biomonitoring programs were added and the list reviewed to remove duplications and erros. Species were then matched by scientific name to their National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) codes. any remaining species that could not be matched by either NODC code or scientific name were reexamined. It they proved to be valid species, they were given temporary codes.