Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Research Program Symposium Report 2003
- Published:
- February 1, 2004
- Originator:
- NOAA
Recently, there has been a collectiveeffort to investigate an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in Chesapeake Bay. That is, an approach that considers the many interactions that exist between managed fish populations, their predators, competitiors and prey species and acknowledge the effects of fishing on the ecosystem. the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement requires the development of "ecosystem-based multispecies management plansn for targeted species" by 2005 and to "revise and implement existing fisheries management plans to incorporate ecological, social and economic considerations, multispecies fisheries management, ad ecosystem approaches" by 2007. Continued modification and evolution of fisheries management is expected, both at the management and technical levels, as changes in management strategies are further developed to reach these commitments.