Monitoring for Management Actions_Chesapeake BatWater Quality Monitoring Program 1987
- Published:
- February 1, 1987
- Originator:
- MD Department of health and mental hygiene
Presented here are the results of the first two years of the monitoring program. During this period (summer 1984 through summer 1986) a major campaign has been initiated to reveal the present condition of the Bay in quantitative terms, to assess how the Bay is changing in response to management decisions, and to determine the causes of the current decline. At this early stage in the program, an unprecedented understanding of the Bay's current condition has already been achieved. It is this developing understanding of crrent conditions that will be the focus of this report. Future reports will examine in more detail the Bay's response to management actions and some of the underlying causes of the Bay's problems.