The Chesapeake Bay American Eel Fishery6 Management Plan 1991
- Published:
- January 1, 1991
- Originator:
- Chesapeake Bay Program Office
A comprehensive approach to managing Chesapeake Bay fisheries is needed because biological, physical, economic, and social aspects of the fisheries are shared among the Bay's jurisdidictions. The Chesapeake Bay Program's Living Resources Subcommittee formed a Fisheries Management Workgroup to address the commitment in the Bay Agreement for comprehensive, baywide fishery management plans. The workgroup is composed of members from government agencies, the academic community, the fishing industry and public interest groups representing the District of Clumbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the federal government.